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R. Chix Miller
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Sell & Melton LLP
577 Mulberry Street Suite 810 Macon, GA 31201» view map
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1. R. Chix Miller Macon, GA
  Attorney at Law - GA, 1978
  Mercer University J.D. 1978
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Elwyn G. Beddingfield

Trusts, Workers' Compensation, Insurance, Car Accident

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 48 Years

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3683 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909

Treza Latrail Edwards

Lawsuit & Dispute, Wills, Trusts, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 18 Years

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4115 Columbia Rd, Augusta, GA 30907

Stanley C. House

Trusts, Labor Law, Employment Discrimination, Corporate

Status: Inactive Licensed: 50 Years

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4518 Zola Drive, Evans, GA 30809

Aubrey C. Rhodes

Tax, Trusts, Corporate, Contract

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 47 Years

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3938 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30907

James M Thomas

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 51 Years

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217 Davis Rd, Augusta, GA 30907

James C Folk

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Elder Law

Status: Retired Licensed: 51 Years

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3714 Executive Center Dr, Augusta, GA 30907

Vincent M Davison Jr.

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 48 Years

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3744 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30907

Judith M. Becker

Estate, Wills & Probate, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Trusts

Status: In Good Standing

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Augusta, GA 30917

Charles W. Rowell

Tax, Trusts, Estate, Corporate

Status: Inactive Licensed: 51 Years

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2346 Kings Way, Augusta, GA 30904

David C. Jones

Real Estate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 27 Years

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3527 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA 30909

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LEGAL TERMS

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property.... (more...)

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property. The surviving spouse can take that share instead of accepting whatever he or she inherited through the deceased spouse's will. If the surviving spouse decides to take the statutory share, it's called 'taking against the will.' Dower and curtesy is another name for the same legal process.

HEIR AT LAW

A person entitled to inherit property under intestate succession laws.

PROBATE COURT

A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate cour... (more...)

A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate court' in New York and several other states, this court normally examines the authenticity of a will -- or if a person dies intestate, figures out who receives her property under state law. It then oversees a procedure to pay the deceased person's debts and to distribute her assets to the proper inheritors. See probate.

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties hav... (more...)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties have been completed but may happen sooner if the executor or administrator wishes to withdraw or is dismissed.

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.

SUMMARY PROBATE

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are ... (more...)

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are complicated, but a few examples include estates worth up to $100,000 in California; New York estates where property, excluding real estate and amounts that must be set aside for surviving family members, is worth $20,000 or less; and Texas estates where the value of property doesn't exceed what is needed to pay a family allowance and certain creditors.

ADMINISTRATION (OF AN ESTATE)

The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. I... (more...)

The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. If not, the court appoints someone, who is generally known as the administrator. In some states, the person is called the 'personal representative' in either instance.

EXEMPTION TRUST

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth m... (more...)

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth more than that amount, it usually goes to the surviving spouse. The trust property passes free from estate tax because of the personal exemption, and the rest is shielded from tax under the surviving spouse's marital deduction.

WARRANTY DEED

A seldom-used type of deed that contains express assurances about the legal validity of the title being transferred.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Cronic v. Baker

... Subsequently, the Attorney General of Georgia brought suit against Cronic in superior court, contending that both Item III(4) and III(5) of the Will created charitable trusts and that Cronic breached his fiduciary duties by failing to fully fund them. ...

Hood v. Todd

... trustee of the respective residuary trust established for her benefit. No other trustees of any other potential trusts (other than a successor trustee) are named. Todd claims to be Buffington's biological daughter, asserting that she ...

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP v. Bassett

... A Cobb County jury returned a $10 million verdict in favor of William Bassett as the trustee for four private trusts in the trusts' claim for negligent misrepresentation against the accounting firm Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, LLP ("PwC"), as the successor to Coopers & Lybrand, LLP ...

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Elwyn G. Beddingfield

Treza Latrail Edwards

Stanley C. House

Aubrey C. Rhodes

James M Thomas

James C Folk

Vincent M Davison Jr.

Judith M. Becker

Charles W. Rowell

David C. Jones

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TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

HEIR AT LAW

PROBATE COURT

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY

SUMMARY PROBATE

ADMINISTRATION (OF AN ESTATE)

EXEMPTION TRUST

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Hood v. Todd

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP v. Bassett

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