Athens Estate Planning Lawyer, Tennessee


Includes: Gift Taxation

Chessia Allyn Cox

Juvenile Law, Dispute Resolution, Estate Planning, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  17 Years

Chessia Cox Cox

Juvenile Law, Dispute Resolution, Estate Planning, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  17 Years

Larry Dean Cantrell

Education, Entertainment, Estate Planning, Elder Law
Status:  Suspended           

Larry Cantrell

Education, Entertainment, Estate Planning, Elder Law
Status:  Suspended           

William Hall Estes

Estate Planning, Natural Resources, Corporate, Reorganization
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Sarah Emmalyne Kennedy

Education, Trusts, Estate Planning, Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Sarah Kennedy

Education, Trusts, Estate Planning, Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Bridget J. Willhite

Litigation, Public Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Insurance
Status:  In Good Standing           

Bridget Johnson Willhite

Litigation, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Insurance
Status:  In Good Standing           

Dave Siklosi

Estate Planning, Commercial Real Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  45 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

INTESTATE SUCCESSION

The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest s... (more...)
The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest surviving relatives. In most states, the surviving spouse, children, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, and next of kin inherit, in that order.

SECONDARY MEANING

In trademark law, a mark that is not inherently distinctive becomes protected after developing a 'secondary meaning': great public recognition through long use ... (more...)
In trademark law, a mark that is not inherently distinctive becomes protected after developing a 'secondary meaning': great public recognition through long use and exposure in the marketplace. For example, though first names are not generally considered inherently distinctive, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream has become so well known that it is now entitled to maximum trademark protection.

DEED OF TRUST

See trust deed.

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.

AB TRUST

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of... (more...)
A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of the property goes to the beneficiaries named in the trust -- commonly, the grown children of the couple -- with the crucial condition that the surviving spouse has the right to use the property for life and is entitled to any income it generates. The surviving spouse may even be allowed to spend principal in certain circumstances. When the surviving spouse dies, the property passes to the trust beneficiaries. It is not considered part of the second spouse's estate for estate tax purposes. Using this kind of trust keeps the second spouse's taxable estate half the size it would be if the property were left directly to the spouse. This type of trust is also known as a bypass or credit shelter 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.

TESTAMENTARY TRUST

A trust created by a will, effective only upon the death of the willmaker.

FAILURE OF ISSUE

A situation in which a person dies without children who could have inherited her property.

ESTATE PLANNING

The art of continuing to prosper when you're alive, and passing your property to your loved ones with a minimum of fuss and expense after you die. Planning your... (more...)
The art of continuing to prosper when you're alive, and passing your property to your loved ones with a minimum of fuss and expense after you die. Planning your estate may involve making a will, living trust, healthcare directives, durable power of attorney for finances or other documents.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Estate of Schisler

... trust. Moreover, both of them accompanied Mrs. Schisler to the meeting with the Maryland lawyer in 2005, when Mrs. Schisler made substantial changes to her estate planning that specifically benefitted Carroll and Linda. Further ...

Tanner v. WHITECO, LP

... requested his daughter Catherine Maness (who worked for her father) to place the Orangeco certificate in the file cabinet, and advised her that he was doing estate planning and that she and her siblings had an interest in the limited partnership. ...

IN RE ESTATE OF GIBSON

... undervalued. She asserts that fraudulent estate planning documents prepared for her father, John C. Gibson, led to the sale of the Gibson Farm for less than its value, resulting in the aforementioned deficiency in Decedent's estate. ...