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Ferris Ritchey
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Ritchey & Ritchey
1740 Oxmoor Road Birmingham, AL 35209» view map
Estate Planning, Wills & Probate, Elder Law
Small Firm Attention. Large Firm Capability.

Ritchey & Ritchey, one of the oldest law firms in Birmingham as well as Alabama, was founded in 1959 on a simple premise: provide clients with guidance and expertise.

205-271-3100
1. Ferris Ritchey Birmingham, AL
  Attorney at Law- AL, 1984
  University of Alabama School of Law, J.D. 1984
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Estate, Estate Planning, Wills & Probate, Mediation, Elder Law

Ferris Ritchey has over 35 years of experience in a wide range of legal matters with an emphasis on Domestic Relations, Mediation, Collaborative, Prob... (more)

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205-271-3100

1740 Oxmoor Rd, Birmingham, AL 35209

Shay N. Click

Collection, Estate Planning, Family Law, Municipal

Status: In Good Standing

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1780 Gadsden Hwy., Birmingham, AL 35235

Lorrie Maples Parker

Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning, Contract, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing

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500 Office Park Dr., Birmingham, AL 35223

Anne Lamkin Durward

Farms, Estate Planning, Divorce, Adoption

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 29 Years

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2124 7th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203

Marilyn H. Macey

Military & Veterans Appeals, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 33 Years

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20Th St North, Birmingham, AL 35201

Tiara Shay Young Hudson

Estate Planning, Family Law, Criminal, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 18 Years

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950 22Nd Street N., Birmingham, AL 35203

Cheryl Dickey Chapman

Social Security -- Disability, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 40 Years

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513 Arrington Blvd N, Birmingham, AL 35203

John N. Hester

Estate Administration, Estate Planning, DUI-DWI, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 39 Years

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1929 3Rd Avenue N., Birmingham, AL 35203

Leigh A Kaylor

Trusts, Gift Taxation, Estate, Securities

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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Birmingham, AL 35255

Benjamin Howard Cooper

Employment, Employee Rights, Civil Rights, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing

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Birmingham, AL 35201

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LEGAL TERMS

HEIR AT LAW

A person entitled to inherit property under intestate succession laws.

PROVING A WILL

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily sat... (more...)

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily satisfies by showing that the will was signed and dated by the deceased person in front of two or more witnesses. When the will is holographic -- that is, completely handwritten by the deceased and not witnessed, it is still valid in many states if the executor can produce relatives and friends to testify that the handwriting is that of the deceased.

GROSS ESTATE

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of prob... (more...)

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of probate. Taxes are due only on the value of the property the person actually owned (the net estate) plus the amount of any taxable gifts made during life. In a few states, the gross estate is used when computing attorney fees for probating estates; the lawyer gets a percentage of the gross estate.

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.

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.

GRANTOR

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

CONSERVATOR

Someone appointed by a judge to oversee the affairs of an incapacitated person. A conservator who manages financial affairs is often called a 'conservator of th... (more...)

Someone appointed by a judge to oversee the affairs of an incapacitated person. A conservator who manages financial affairs is often called a 'conservator of the estate.' One who takes care of personal matters, such as healthcare and living arrangements, is known as a 'conservator of the person.' Sometimes, one conservator is appointed to handle all these tasks. Depending on where you live, a conservator may also be called a guardian, committee or curator.

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).

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

The document given to an executor by the probate court, authorizing the executor to settle the estate according to either a will or the state's intestate succes... (more...)

The document given to an executor by the probate court, authorizing the executor to settle the estate according to either a will or the state's intestate succession laws.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Maloof v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co.

... "The reason that these policies were even being discussed was because we were talking about estate planning and we got into a discussion of â€” of estate taxes and things like that. ... The whole purpose of the policies was to take care of estate planning. ...

ROTHFEDER v. KAUFMAN GILPIN McKENZIE THOMAS

... In February 2003, Rothfeder met with Derek Warren, an accountant practicing in Geneva, Alabama, to discuss the referral of one of Warren's clients, Ruth K. Baucom, to the firm for assistance with tax and estate-planning matters. ...

DeFriece v. McCorquodale

... Seeking to minimize that tax burden, the family consulted an estate-planning attorney who recommended, first, that DeFriece, Durst, Ernest Jr., their 467 respective children, and Nell disclaim their rights to receive real property under Ernest Sr.'s will, and, second, that DeFriece ...

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Shay N. Click

Lorrie Maples Parker

Anne Lamkin Durward

Marilyn H. Macey

Tiara Shay Young Hudson

Cheryl Dickey Chapman

John N. Hester

Leigh A Kaylor

Benjamin Howard Cooper

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HEIR AT LAW

PROVING A WILL

GROSS ESTATE

INTESTATE

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

GRANTOR

CONSERVATOR

PER CAPITA

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Maloof v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co.

ROTHFEDER v. KAUFMAN GILPIN McKENZIE THOMAS

DeFriece v. McCorquodale

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