Jesse Wills & Probate Lawyer, West Virginia

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Colleen C. McCulloch

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

Jane E. Harkins

Estate Planning, Family Law, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  32 Years

William Henry File

Mediation, Estate Planning, Corporate, Banking & Finance
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  44 Years

Robert N File

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

Gregory J Carper

Commercial Real Estate, Litigation, Trusts, Corporate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  16 Years

Jerad Keith Horne

Personal Injury, Car Accident, Estate Planning, Corporate, Criminal
Status:  In Good Standing           

William P. Stafford

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Corporate, Credit & Debt
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  33 Years

Phillip B. Ball

Real Estate, Estate, Accident & Injury, Criminal, Civil & Human Rights
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  28 Years

Paul O. Clay

Real Estate, Estate Planning
Status:  In Good Standing           

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LEGAL TERMS

FAMILY POT TRUST

See pot trust.

TRUST CORPUS

Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, t... (more...)
Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, that money is the corpus. Sometimes the trust corpus is known as the 'res,' a Latin word meaning 'thing.'

FAILURE OF ISSUE

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

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.

CHARITABLE TRUST

Any trust designed to make a substantial gift to a charity and also achieve income and estate tax savings for the person who creates the trust (the grantor).

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.

WILL

A document in which you specify what is to be done with your property when you die and name your executor. You can also use your will to name a guardian for you... (more...)
A document in which you specify what is to be done with your property when you die and name your executor. You can also use your will to name a guardian for your young children.

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties hav... (more...)
A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties have been completed but may happen sooner if the executor or administrator wishes to withdraw or is dismissed.

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE

The person or institution who takes over the management of trust property when the original trustee has died or become incapacitated.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

James v. Knotts

... On May 1, 2006, Irene Nelson's last will and testament was admitted to probate by the County Commission of Clay County, and the appellants were qualified as co-executrixes of the estate. On September 18, 2006, this civil ...

Jackson v. Swain

... from the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of respondent Phillis Swain, plaintiff below, and respondent Robert Freshwater, intervenor/plaintiff below, and ordering County Clerk Sylvia Benzo, a defendant below, to admit the Will of Morris G. Main to probate. ...

Sayre v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company

... separate lawsuits. On February 22, 2005, the circuit court approved a global settlement agreement that resolved all of these lawsuits and approved the distribution of the probate and non-probate assets of both decedents. With ...