Evergreen Park Estate Planning Lawyer, Illinois

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George J. Witous

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Estate, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Thomas J. Olofsson

Medicare & Medicaid, Trusts, Estate Planning, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  32 Years

Mary Niego-mcnamara

Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate, Transactions
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  37 Years

Mary Niego-mcnamara

Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate, Transactions
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  37 Years

Yvonne Del Principe

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Divorce & Family Law, Transactions
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  34 Years

Katie Ann Bowen

Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  18 Years

Stephen Murphy

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Divorce & Family Law, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  41 Years

Jonathan Wayne Cole

Immigration, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Administrative Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  15 Years

George Witous

Municipal, Estate Planning, Transactions, Business & Trade
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  65 Years

John W. O'rourke

Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce, Transactions
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  26 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

TESTAMENTARY TRUST

A trust created by a will, effective only upon the death of the willmaker.

FAMILY POT TRUST

See pot trust.

PRETERMITTED HEIR

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child b... (more...)
A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child born or adopted after the will is made may be deemed a pretermitted heir. If the court determines that an heir was accidentally omitted, that heir is entitled to receive the same share of the estate as she would have if the deceased had died without a will. A pretermitted heir is sometimes called an 'omitted heir.'

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust o... (more...)
The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust only according to the terms of the trust, but a trustee with a power of appointment can choose the beneficiaries, sometimes from a list of candidates specified by the grantor. For example, Karin creates a trust with power of appointment to benefit either the local art museum, symphony, library or park, depending on the trustee's assessment of need.

TRUSTEE POWERS

The provisions in a trust document defining what the trustee may and may not do.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Someone appointed by a probate court to oversee probate proceedings when a person dies without a will or heirs, and his or her property is expected to pass to t... (more...)
Someone appointed by a probate court to oversee probate proceedings when a person dies without a will or heirs, and his or her property is expected to pass to the state. Some states have public administrators who are responsible for temporarily preserving the assets of an estate if there are disputes about specific provisions in the will or about who will be appointed the regular administrator.

HEIR APPARENT

One who expects to be receive property from the estate of a family member, as long as she outlives that person.

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.

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

Dunn v. Patterson

... for them. The circuit court of Will County entered judgment on the pleadings, finding, as a matter of law, that provisions in certain estate planning documents prepared by defendant were contrary to public policy and void. The ...

Fitch v. McDermott, Will and Emery, LLP

... Around the same time, defendants Joseph Dietrich and John Dietrich (hereafter the Dietrichs), both certified public accountants, provided financial and accounting services for estate planning purposes to Victoria and her husband, plaintiff Thomas Fitch. ...

In re Estate of Henry

... Accordingly, the estate petitioned the court to allow the estate to execute estate planning documents for Henry which, it contended, were consistent with his known wishes and which would be "free from the taint of the undue influence and fraud which was assembled upon the ...