Granville Summit Estate Planning Lawyer, Pennsylvania

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Philip Sunderland

Estate Planning, Oil & Gas, Wills & Probate, Real Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           

Andrea B. Bower

Commercial Real Estate, Government, Estate Planning, Civil & Human Rights
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  36 Years

Anthony J. Grieco

Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  49 Years

J. Howard Langdon

Commercial Real Estate, Industry Specialties, Estate Planning, Employment
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  49 Years

James Gaston Malee

Estate Planning, Estate, Divorce & Family Law, Civil & Human Rights
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  34 Years

Jeffrey C. Dohrmann

Estate Planning, Discrimination, Products Liability, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  31 Years

Jonathan E. Butterfield

Litigation, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Corporate, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  48 Years

Julieanne E. Steinbacher

Real Estate Other, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Child Custody, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Lester L. Greevy

Traffic, Oil & Gas, Estate Planning, Consumer Rights
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  56 Years

Levi Ian Woodward

Oil & Gas, Estate Planning, Divorce
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  19 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

SUMMARY PROBATE

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are ... (more...)
A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are complicated, but a few examples include estates worth up to $100,000 in California; New York estates where property, excluding real estate and amounts that must be set aside for surviving family members, is worth $20,000 or less; and Texas estates where the value of property doesn't exceed what is needed to pay a family allowance and certain creditors.

TITLE COMPANY

A company that issues title insurance.

DEATH TAXES

Taxes levied at death, based on the value of property left behind. Federal death taxes are called estate taxes. Some states levy inheritance taxes on people who... (more...)
Taxes levied at death, based on the value of property left behind. Federal death taxes are called estate taxes. Some states levy inheritance taxes on people who inherit property.

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

See abstract of trust.

TRUSTEE

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income ... (more...)
The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income or principal as directed in the trust document. With a simple probate-avoidance living trust, the person who creates the trust is also the trustee.

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.

ADMINISTRATION (OF AN ESTATE)

The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. I... (more...)
The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. If not, the court appoints someone, who is generally known as the administrator. In some states, the person is called the 'personal representative' in either instance.

BANKRUPTCY ESTATE

All of the property you own when you file for bankruptcy, except for most pensions and educational trusts. The trustee technically takes control of your bankrup... (more...)
All of the property you own when you file for bankruptcy, except for most pensions and educational trusts. The trustee technically takes control of your bankruptcy estate for the duration of your case.

IRREVOCABLE TRUST

A permanent trust. Once you create it, it cannot be revoked, amended or changed in any way.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Estate of Field

... NT, 5/31/07, at 100. At the meeting, Gilbert provided decedent with a red binder containing various completed estate planning documents, including the executed living trust agreement, which Gilbert had retained for notarization after his initial meeting with decedent. Id. ...

IN RE ESTATE OF SLOMSKI

... appellants cite 20 Pa.CSA § 5601.2(e), Equity, which provides: "An agent and the donee of a gift shall be liable as equity and justice may require to the extent that, as determined by the court, a gift made by the agent is inconsistent with prudent estate planning or financial ...

Katz v. KIDDER TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD

... However, the trial court agreed that Landowner's argument that denial of the variances will limit his ability to subdivide the property for estate planning purposes or to separately sell one of the parcels is meritless because economic and personal considerations, in and of ...