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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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Richard Hays Goolsby

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Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Wills & Probate, Accident & Injury

Richard Hays Goolsby, Jr. currently practices law in both Georgia and South Carolina and is a proud member of both bar associations. Richard, Jr. foun... (more)

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233 Davis Road, Augusta, GA 30907

John Andrew Donsbach

Wills & Probate, Corporate, Franchising, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 25 Years

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Augusta, GA 30917

James T. Plunkett

Construction, Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Franchising, Banking & Finance

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 37 Years

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429 Walker Street, Augusta, GA 30901

Stephen E. Shepard

Wills & Probate, Employment, Divorce, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 48 Years

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3123 Natalie Circle, Augusta, GA 30909

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

Scott J. Klosinski

Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning, Collection, Bankruptcy & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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7 George Wilson Court, Augusta, GA 30909

Jason W. Blanchard

Litigation, Family Law, Corporate, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing

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Augusta, GA 30903

Fred M. Kennedy

Wills & Probate, Family Law, Bad Faith Insurance, Medical Malpractice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 47 Years

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Augusta, GA 30903

Frank W. Allen

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Employment Discrimination, Family Law, Collection

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 55 Years

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3643 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA 30909

William R. Mccracken

Lawsuit & Dispute, Social Security, Estate, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing

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505 Courthouse Lane, Augusta, GA 30901

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LEGAL TERMS

TITLE COMPANY

A company that issues title insurance.

LAPSE

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. S... (more...)

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. Some states have anti-lapse statutes, which prevent gifts to relatives of the deceased person from lapsing unless the relative has no heirs of his or her own. A lapsed gift becomes part of the residuary estate.

INVENTORY

A complete listing of all property owned by a deceased person at the time of death. The inventory is filed with the court during probate. The executor or admini... (more...)

A complete listing of all property owned by a deceased person at the time of death. The inventory is filed with the court during probate. The executor or administrator of the estate is responsible for making and filing the inventory.

RESIDUARY ESTATE

The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court c... (more...)

The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court costs are paid. The residuary estate also includes any gifts under a will that fail or lapse. For example, Connie's will leaves her house and all its furnishings to Andrew, her VW bug to her friend Carl, and the remainder of her property (the residuary estate) to her sister Sara. She doesn't name any alternate beneficiaries. Carl dies before Connie. The VW bug becomes part of the residuary estate and passes to Sara, along with all of Connie's property other than the house and furnishings. Also called the residual estate or residue.

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.

ESTATE TAXES

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and... (more...)

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and whether or not it goes through probate after your death, is subject to federal estate tax. Currently, however, federal estate tax is due only if your property is worth at least $2 million when you die. The estate tax is scheduled to be repealed for one year, in 2010, but Congress will probably make the repeal (or a very high exempt amount) permanent. Any property left to a surviving spouse (if he or she is a U.S. citizen) or a tax-exempt charity is exempt from federal estate taxes. Many states now also impose their own estate taxes or inheritance taxes.

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.

INHERIT

To receive property from someone who has died. Traditionally, the word 'inherit' applied only when one received property from a relative who died without a will... (more...)

To receive property from someone who has died. Traditionally, the word 'inherit' applied only when one received property from a relative who died without a will. Currently, however, the word is used whenever someone receives property from the estate of a deceased person.

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.

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Richard Hays Goolsby

John Andrew Donsbach

James T. Plunkett

Stephen E. Shepard

David C. Jones

Scott J. Klosinski

Jason W. Blanchard

Fred M. Kennedy

Frank W. Allen

William R. Mccracken

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