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Wendell Kerry Howell

Real Estate, Immigration, Wills & Probate, Accident & Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  33 Years

Thomas Frank Richardson

Other, Lawsuit & Dispute, Wills & Probate, Civil & Human Rights
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  49 Years

Mason Gaines Bryan

Power of Attorney, Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Personal Injury, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Jonathan David Moore

Landlord-Tenant, Traffic, Wills & Probate, Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  19 Years

Hubert C. Lovein

Litigation, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Civil & Human Rights
Status:  Retired           Licensed:  54 Years

Elton L. Wall

Power of Attorney, Workers' Compensation, Child Custody, Consumer Protection, Wills & Probate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  46 Years

Judge Kevin Allan Wangerin

Landlord-Tenant, Social Security, Wills & Probate, Consumer Protection, Accident & Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  34 Years

Steven Bloodworth

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Divorce, Misdemeanor
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  19 Years

Landon Alan Justice

Traffic, Wills & Probate, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Car Accident
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  7 Years

Leslie Lemke

Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Wills, Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  39 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

SURROGATE COURT

See probate court.

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.'

HEIR AT LAW

A person entitled to inherit property under intestate succession laws.

GRANTOR

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

FAILURE OF ISSUE

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

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.

HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many stat... (more...)
A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many states, making a holographic will is never advised except as a last resort.

ENDOWMENT INSURANCE

Provides that an insured person who lives for the specified endowment period receives the face value of the insurance policy--that is, the amount paid at death.... (more...)
Provides that an insured person who lives for the specified endowment period receives the face value of the insurance policy--that is, the amount paid at death. If the policy-holder dies sooner, the beneficiary named in the policy receives the proceeds.

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For examp... (more...)
An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For example, a person would not be allowed to leave property to her husband for his life, then to her children for their lives, then to her grandchildren. The gift would potentially go to the grandchildren at a point too remote in time.

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 ...