Keithville Estate Planning Lawyer, Louisiana

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John B Benton

Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           

Drew Smith

Estate Planning, Oil & Gas
Status:  In Good Standing           

Wm. Timothy Allen

Energy, Estate Planning, Corporate, Business Organization
Status:  In Good Standing           

W. Michael Adams

Estate Planning, Employment, Family Law, Corporate
Status:  In Good Standing           

Katherine Cook Guidry

Corporate, Business Successions, Estate Planning, Transactions
Status:  In Good Standing           

Brian D. Landry

Education, Construction, Estate Planning, Corporate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  32 Years

Kyle Ashley Moore

Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  25 Years

William C. Kalmbach

Tax, Estate Planning, Corporate, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  35 Years

John R. Williams

Wills, Gift Taxation, Employment, Business & Trade
Status:  In Good Standing           

Kyle C. McInnis

Tax, Estate Planning, Business Organization, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  21 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

KINDRED

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

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.

PROBATE COURT

A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate cour... (more...)
A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate court' in New York and several other states, this court normally examines the authenticity of a will -- or if a person dies intestate, figures out who receives her property under state law. It then oversees a procedure to pay the deceased person's debts and to distribute her assets to the proper inheritors. See probate.

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.

FAMILY ALLOWANCE

A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to ... (more...)
A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to help support the surviving spouse and children during the time it takes to probate the estate. The amount is determined by state law and varies greatly from state to state.

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.

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.

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to o... (more...)
A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to or taken from a worker provides some protection for workers in the event certain types of pension plans cannot pay the benefits to which workers are entitled, and requires that employers provide full and clear information about employees' pension rights, including the way pension benefits accumulate, how the company invests pension funds, and when and how pension benefits can be collected.

NET ESTATE

The value of all property owned at death less liabilities or debts.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Wild v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HOSPS.

... an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), who eventually affirmed LDHH's denial of Mrs. Wild's request for LTC Medicaid eligibility, essentially rejecting Mrs. Wild's rebuttal claim that Mr. Wild died unexpectedly, shortly after he had established the trust for estate planning purposes. ...

Wild v. State

... an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), who eventually affirmed LDHH's denial of Mrs. Wild's request for LTC Medicaid eligibility, essentially rejecting Mrs. Wild's rebuttal claim that Mr. Wild died unexpectedly, shortly after he had established the trust for estate planning purposes. ...

BOAT v. Haik

... In 2001, Gladys Boyt (Gladys) responded to an advertisement run by Vermillion, through ALMS, in her local newspaper for an estate planning seminar. Upon attendance at the seminar, Gladys signed up for Vermillion's estate planning services. ...