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1. Adrian Middleton Tallahassee, FL
  Attorney at Law- FL, 2012
  Florida State University College of Law, J.D. 2012
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Carey Duncan Carmichael

Estate, Criminal, Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 18 Years

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310 Pine Ave Sw, Live Oak, FL 32064

Rose Chauncey

Wills, Living Wills

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320 White Avenue, Live Oak, FL 32064

Sandra Kay Haas

Other, Wills, Trusts, Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 33 Years

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Mc Alpin, FL 32062

Richard Eugene Stadler

Wills & Probate, Employment Discrimination, Family Law, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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4354 Nw Caden Gln, Lake City, FL 32055

Thomas A Slaughter

Family Law, Trusts, Trade Associations, Wills & Probate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 11 Years

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Lake City, FL 32056

Dana Ann Taylor

Federal Appellate Practice, Wills, Family Law, Civil Rights

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Lake City, FL 32056

Dale Cason Ferguson

Real Estate, Family Law, Trusts, Wills & Probate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 61 Years

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Lake City, FL 32056

Teresa Byrd Morgan

Federal Appellate Practice, Wills, Estate Planning, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 37 Years

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234 E Duval St, Lake City, FL 32055

Jennifer K. Jones

Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 10 Years

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318 E Duval St, Lake City, FL 32055

Scot B Copeland Pl

Real Estate, Trusts, Personal Injury, Wills & Probate

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LEGAL TERMS

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust o... (more...)

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust only according to the terms of the trust, but a trustee with a power of appointment can choose the beneficiaries, sometimes from a list of candidates specified by the grantor. For example, Karin creates a trust with power of appointment to benefit either the local art museum, symphony, library or park, depending on the trustee's assessment of need.

DEATH TAXES

Taxes levied at death, based on the value of property left behind. Federal death taxes are called estate taxes. Some states levy inheritance taxes on people who... (more...)

Taxes levied at death, based on the value of property left behind. Federal death taxes are called estate taxes. Some states levy inheritance taxes on people who inherit property.

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.

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.

GRANTOR

Someone who creates a trust. Also called a trustor or settlor.

TITLE COMPANY

A company that issues title insurance.

DEED OF TRUST

See trust deed.

TRUSTEE POWERS

The provisions in a trust document defining what the trustee may and may not do.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE AMEND. TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES

After considering the Committee's proposals and reviewing the relevant legislation, we adopt all the Committee's proposals except the proposed amendment to subdivision (b) of rule 5.260. Consistent with statutory changes made by chapter 2010-132, section 3, Laws of ...

McCormick v. McCormick

... We have for review an order admitting to probate the Last Will and Testament of decedent Ferral Lee McCormick, Sr., but denying letters of administration to appellant Ferral Lee McCormick, Jr., whom the testate decedent had duly nominated as personal representative. ...

In re Guardianship of Shell

... VILLANTI, Judge. Lutheran Services Florida, Inc., the guardian of Bertha Shell, appeals from the probate court's order denying its objections to an earlier order that awarded Lutheran Services guardian's fees in an amount less than it requested. ...

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LEGAL TERMS

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

DEATH TAXES

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

ADEMPTION

GRANTOR

TITLE COMPANY

DEED OF TRUST

TRUSTEE POWERS

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE AMEND. TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES

McCormick v. McCormick

In re Guardianship of Shell

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