Dorchester County, SC Trusts Lawyers
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Melvin D Williamson
Business Organization, Estate Planning, Wills & Probate, Trusts
Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 34 Years
207 Magnolia Street, Summerville, SC 29485
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104 S Pine St, Summerville, SC 29483
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LEGAL TERMS
IN TERROREM
Latin meaning 'in fear.' This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement... (more...)
Latin meaning 'in fear.' This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement. For example, a will might state that an heir will forfeit her inheritance if she challenges the validity of the will. Of course, if the will is challenged and found to be invalid, then the clause itself is also invalid and the heir takes whatever she would have inherited if there were no will.
HEIR APPARENT
One who expects to be receive property from the estate of a family member, as long as she outlives that person.
CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY
1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisf... (more...)
1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisfied. For example, if Fred is entitled to take property under a will only if he's married at the time of the will maker's death, Fred is a contingent beneficiary. Similarly, if Ellen is named to receive a house only in the event her mother, who has been named to live in the house, moves out of it, Ellen is a contingent beneficiary.
WARRANTY DEED
A seldom-used type of deed that contains express assurances about the legal validity of the title being transferred.
ADEMPTION
The failure of a bequest of property in a will. The gift fails (is 'adeemed') because the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he or she di... (more...)
The failure of a bequest of property in a will. The gift fails (is 'adeemed') because the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he or she dies. Often this happens because the property has been sold, destroyed or given away to someone other than the beneficiary named in the will. A bequest may also be adeemed when the will maker, while still living, gives the property to the intended beneficiary (called 'ademption by satisfaction'). When a bequest is adeemed, the beneficiary named in the will is out of luck; he or she doesn't get cash or a different item of property to replace the one that was described in the will. For example, Mark writes in his will, 'I leave to Rob the family vehicle,' but then trades in his car in for a jet ski. When Mark dies, Rob will receive nothing. Frustrated beneficiaries may challenge an ademption in court, especially if the property was not clearly identified in the first place.
DEVISEE
A person or entity who inherits real estate under the terms of a will.
POUR-OVER WILL
A will that 'pours over' property into a trust when the will maker dies. Property left through the will must go through probate before it goes into the trust.
GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX
A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)
A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.
MINERAL RIGHTS
An ownership interest in the minerals contained in a particular parcel of land, with or without ownership of the surface of the land. The owner of mineral right... (more...)
An ownership interest in the minerals contained in a particular parcel of land, with or without ownership of the surface of the land. The owner of mineral rights is usually entitled to either take the minerals from the land himself or receive a royalty from the party that actually extracts the minerals.
SAMPLE LEGAL CASES
All Saints Parish v. Episcopal Church
385 SC 428 (2009). 685 SE2d 163. ALL SAINTS PARISH WACCAMAW, a South
Carolina Non-profit Corporation; D. Clinch Heyward, Warden for All Saints Parish,
Waccamaw; W. Russell Campbell, Warden for All Saints Parish ...
O'BRIEN v. South Carolina ORBIT
... However, GASB 45 does not establish what kind of investments in which the trust must invest.
In connection with this case, John Garrett, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries,
reviewed types of trusts to determine the rate of return. ... investment trusts ... ...
O'BRIEN v. ORBIT
... However, GASB 45 does not establish what kind of investments in which the trust must invest.
In connection with this case, John Garrett, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries,
reviewed types of trusts to determine the rate of return. ... investment trusts . . . ...
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