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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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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

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

Howard S Bush

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Credit & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 52 Years

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462 Telfair St, Augusta, GA 30901

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

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

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

Judith M. Becker

Estate, Wills & Probate, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Trusts

Status: In Good Standing

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Augusta, GA 30917

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

Charles W. Rowell

Tax, Trusts, Estate, Corporate

Status: Inactive Licensed: 51 Years

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2346 Kings Way, Augusta, GA 30904

Laurel Payne Landon

Trusts, Labor Law, Employment

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 30 Years

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1450 Greene Street, Augusta, GA 30903

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LEGAL TERMS

INTESTATE

The condition of dying without a valid will. The probate court appoints an administrator to distribute the deceased person's property according to state law.

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequ... (more...)

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequest fails. In other words, the beneficiary cannot substitute a similar item in the estate. Example: If John leaves his 1954 Mercedes to Patti, and when John dies the 1954 Mercedes is long gone, Patti doesn't receive John's current car or the cash equivalent of the Mercedes. See ademption.

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

See abstract of trust.

ADMINISTRATRIX

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male... (more...)

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male or female, this person is called the administrator.

IN TERROREM

Latin meaning 'in fear.' This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement... (more...)

Latin meaning 'in fear.' This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement. For example, a will might state that an heir will forfeit her inheritance if she challenges the validity of the will. Of course, if the will is challenged and found to be invalid, then the clause itself is also invalid and the heir takes whatever she would have inherited if there were no will.

UNIFORM TRANSFER-ON-DEATH SECURITY ACT

A statute that allows people to name a beneficiary to inherit stocks or bonds without probate. The owner of the securities can register them with a broker using... (more...)

A statute that allows people to name a beneficiary to inherit stocks or bonds without probate. The owner of the securities can register them with a broker using a simple form that names a person to receive the property after the owner's death. Every state but Texas has adopted the statute.

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 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).

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.

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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James M Thomas

Vincent M Davison Jr.

Howard S Bush

James C Folk

David C. Jones

Treza Latrail Edwards

Judith M. Becker

Elwyn G. Beddingfield

Charles W. Rowell

Laurel Payne Landon

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LEGAL TERMS

INTESTATE

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

ADMINISTRATRIX

IN TERROREM

UNIFORM TRANSFER-ON-DEATH SECURITY ACT

ADEMPTION

GRANTOR RETAINED INCOME TRUST

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Cronic v. Baker

Hood v. Todd

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP v. Bassett

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