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Mark L. Hughes Lawyer

Mark L. Hughes

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Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Criminal, Accident & Injury, Lawsuit & Dispute

Mark Hughes is a practicing lawyer in the state of Wyoming. Attorney Hughes received his J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1978.

Kara Lorraine Ellsbury

Litigation, Energy, Employee Rights, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Fred R. Dollison

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  44 Years

Alan Jay Harper

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  47 Years

Alan Jay Harper

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  47 Years

Larry R Cole

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  47 Years

Kevin Vail

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  28 Years

Kevin L Vail

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  28 Years

Colin Curtis Mock

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  29 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

GRANTOR RETAINED INCOME TRUST

Irrevocable trusts designed to save on estate tax. There are several kinds; with all of them, you keep income from trust property, or use of that property, for ... (more...)
Irrevocable trusts designed to save on estate tax. There are several kinds; with all of them, you keep income from trust property, or use of that property, for a period of years. When the trust ends, the property goes to the final beneficiaries you've named. These trusts are for people who have enough wealth to feel comfortable giving away a substantial hunk of property. They come in three flavors: Grantor-Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs), Grantor-Retained Unitrusts (GRUTs) and Grantor-Retained Income Trusts (GRITs).

HEIR AT LAW

A person entitled to inherit property under intestate succession laws.

FAMILY POT TRUST

See pot trust.

BENEFICIARY

A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.

SPRINKLING TRUST

A trust that gives the person managing it (the trustee) the discretion to disburse its funds among the beneficiaries in any way he or she sees fit.

FINAL BENEFICIARY

The person or institution designated to receive trust property upon the death of a life beneficiary. For example, Jim creates a trust through which his wife Jan... (more...)
The person or institution designated to receive trust property upon the death of a life beneficiary. For example, Jim creates a trust through which his wife Jane receives income for the duration of her life. Their daughter, the final beneficiary, receives the trust principal after Jane's death.

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.

PER CAPITA

Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leavin... (more...)
Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leaving children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third. If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property per stirpes, Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation).

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.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Estate of Johnson

... Does the probate code govern appointment of a personal representative under the wrongful death act? ... If the probate code does not govern appointment of a personal representative under the wrongful death act, what does govern such appointment? ...

IN RE ESTATE OF NIELSEN

... 1. Judge erred in not granting request for additional hearing to provide testimony of witnesses, additional proof of ownership interests and intent, audio recordings documents and probate. 2. Judge erred in not ordering Probate. ... WS 2-1-201(a)(i) Probate code. ...

IN THE MATTER OF GRAVES v. Moffett

... HILL, Justice. [¶ 1] Creditor (California corporation "Beit Hanina Enterprises, Inc.," hereinafter referred to as "BHE") challenges a Wyoming probate court's "Order Finding ... [¶ 4] Two closely related legal actions followed — a California civil suit and this Wyoming probate action. ...