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R. Chix Miller
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Sell & Melton LLP
577 Mulberry Street Suite 810 Macon, GA 31201» view map
Estate Law
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At Sell & Melton LLP, our team is ready to help you with legal matters of estate planning. We have the experience needed to help you reach a satisfactory outcome.

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1. R. Chix Miller Macon, GA
  Attorney at Law - GA, 1978
  Mercer University J.D. 1978
2. AboutSell & Melton LLP
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Includes: Estate Administration, Living Wills, Wills

James E. Patterson

Adoption, Family Law, Trusts, Wills

Status: In Good Standing

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577 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201

Joel Patrick Purser

Immigration, Health Care Other, Wills & Probate, Estate, Credit & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 10 Years

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100 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223

Mark A. Peek

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing

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105 West Oak Street, Griffin, GA 30224

Landon Alan Justice

Traffic, Wills & Probate, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Car Accident

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 7 Years

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256 Vista Circle, Macon, GA 31204

Thomas Frank Richardson

Other, Lawsuit & Dispute, Wills & Probate, Civil & Human Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 49 Years

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Macon, GA 31202

Neal Weinberg

Tax, Wills & Probate, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 47 Years

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125 Plantation Centre Drive S, Macon, GA 31221

Elton L. Wall

Power of Attorney, Workers' Compensation, Child Custody, Consumer Protection, Wills & Probate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 46 Years

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577 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31202

Judge Kevin Allan Wangerin

Landlord-Tenant, Social Security, Wills & Probate, Consumer Protection, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 34 Years

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Macon, GA 31209

Joseph David Stephens

Immigration, Wills & Probate, Employment

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 14 Years

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3920 Arkwright Rd., Macon, GA 31210

Homer S. Mullins

Other, Wills & Probate, Wrongful Termination, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 52 Years

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6001 Thomaston Road, Macon, GA 31220

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LEGAL TERMS

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.

PETITION

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elde... (more...)

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elderly relative, you must file a petition with a court. See also complaint.

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.

PERSONAL PROPERTY

All property other than land and buildings attached to land. Cars, bank accounts, wages, securities, a small business, furniture, insurance policies, jewelry, p... (more...)

All property other than land and buildings attached to land. Cars, bank accounts, wages, securities, a small business, furniture, insurance policies, jewelry, patents, pets and season baseball tickets are all examples of personal property. Personal property may also be called personal effects, movable property, goods and chattel, and personalty. Compare real estate.

INCOMPETENCE

The inability, as determined by a court, to handle one's own personal or financial affairs. A court may declare that a person is incompetent after a hearing at ... (more...)

The inability, as determined by a court, to handle one's own personal or financial affairs. A court may declare that a person is incompetent after a hearing at which the person is present and/or represented by an attorney. A finding of incompetence may lead to the appointment of a conservator to manage the person's affairs. Also known as 'incompetency.'

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income fro... (more...)

A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income from the trust. Because the children (the middle generation) never legally own the property, it isn't subject to estate tax at their death. See generation-skipping transfer tax.

HEIR APPARENT

One who expects to be receive property from the estate of a family member, as long as she outlives that person.

PER STIRPES

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. F... (more...)

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living 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 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). If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that the property is to be divided per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third.

KINDRED

Under some state's probate codes, all relatives of a deceased person.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Morrison v. Morrison

... Gardner, III, Tucker, for Appellee. BENHAM, Justice. This is an appeal from a judgment rejecting caveats to a will and admitting the will to probate. Following the death in 2004 of W. Lee Morrison, Jr. (hereinafter, Testator), his 1998 ...

Dorsey v. Kennedy

... died on August 21, 2006, after a long battle with dementia. Dorothy B. Dorsey submitted a July 29, 1999 document purporting to be Kennedy's last will and testament for probate by the Gwinnett County Probate Court, and Kennedy's son and stepson filed caveats. ...

Sharpton v. Hall

... or guardianship. The probate court did not abuse its discretion in interpreting the statute and granting limited access to the records at issue here. We therefore affirm. Stan L. Hall, as administrator of the estate of Raymond Sharpton ...

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James E. Patterson

Joel Patrick Purser

Mark A. Peek

Landon Alan Justice

Thomas Frank Richardson

Neal Weinberg

Elton L. Wall

Judge Kevin Allan Wangerin

Joseph David Stephens

Homer S. Mullins

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GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

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INTESTATE

PERSONAL PROPERTY

INCOMPETENCE

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

HEIR APPARENT

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Dorsey v. Kennedy

Sharpton v. Hall

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