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R. Chix Miller
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Sell & Melton LLP
577 Mulberry Street Suite 810 Macon, GA 31201» view map
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1. R. Chix Miller Macon, GA
  Attorney at Law - GA, 1978
  Mercer University J.D. 1978
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Shawn Zachary Rowland

Real Estate, Divorce, Child Custody, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 22 Years

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1085 Uvalda Hwy., Hazlehurst, GA 31539

John Anderson Ramay

Criminal, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 20 Years

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28 South Williams Street, Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Natasha Leigh Bennett

Real Estate, Government, Divorce & Family Law, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 14 Years

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15 Grove Street, Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Laura Kim Buford

Government, Divorce, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 23 Years

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30 Buford Street, Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Judge E. M. Wilkes

General Practice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 50 Years

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158 North Tallahassee Street, Hazlehurst, GA 31539

James B. Stewart

Real Estate, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 17 Years

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770 Uvalda Highway, Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Carla Roberts Powell

Real Estate, Government, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 22 Years

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8 E. Franklin Street, Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Judge Ken W. Smith

General Practice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 47 Years

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Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Lamar A. Elder

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Criminal, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 54 Years

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7 Jeff Davis Street, Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Judge Nathan B. Deaton

General Practice

Status: Inactive Licensed: 42 Years

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Hazlehurst, GA 31539

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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.'

INTESTATE SUCCESSION

The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest s... (more...)

The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest surviving relatives. In most states, the surviving spouse, children, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, and next of kin inherit, in that order.

GRANT DEED

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as descri... (more...)

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as described in the deed. This is the most commonly used type of deed. Compare quitclaim deed.

AB TRUST

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of... (more...)

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of the property goes to the beneficiaries named in the trust -- commonly, the grown children of the couple -- with the crucial condition that the surviving spouse has the right to use the property for life and is entitled to any income it generates. The surviving spouse may even be allowed to spend principal in certain circumstances. When the surviving spouse dies, the property passes to the trust beneficiaries. It is not considered part of the second spouse's estate for estate tax purposes. Using this kind of trust keeps the second spouse's taxable estate half the size it would be if the property were left directly to the spouse. This type of trust is also known as a bypass or credit shelter trust.

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.

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.

BENEFICIARY

A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.

PER STIRPES

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. F... (more...)

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property 'per stirpes,' Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation). If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that the property is to be divided per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third.

ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY

A person, organization or institution that receives property through a will, trust or insurance policy when the first named beneficiary is unable or refuses to ... (more...)

A person, organization or institution that receives property through a will, trust or insurance policy when the first named beneficiary is unable or refuses to take the property. For example, in his will Jake leaves his collection of sheet music to his daughter, Mia, and names the local symphony as alternate beneficiary. When Jake dies, Mia decides that the symphony can make better use of the sheet music than she can, so she refuses (disclaims) the gift, and the manuscripts pass directly to the symphony. In insurance law, the alternate beneficiary, usually the person who receives the insurance proceeds because the initial or primary beneficiary has died, is called the secondary or contingent beneficiary.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Savu v. SunTrust Bank

... Rocky Lange, a SunTrust vice president with responsibilities as a business development officer, sent the Riches a letter in 1996 encouraging them to upgrade their wills and engage in estate planning. ... 279 Later in 1999, the Riches met with Morrison to discuss estate planning. ...

Lipscomb v. Young

... [2] To the contrary, the estate planning lawyer who drafted the will attested by affidavit that appellee was not present during any of his discussions with testator regarding the contents of the will and had no involvement in the planning or preparation of the will.

Georgia Dept. of Revenue v. TRAWICK CONST. CO., INC.

674 SE2d 350 (2009). GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. TRAWICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. No. A08A2323. Court of Appeals of Georgia. February 23, 2009. 352 Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Warren R. Calvert, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Lourdes Gonzalez, Asst. ...

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Shawn Zachary Rowland

John Anderson Ramay

Natasha Leigh Bennett

Laura Kim Buford

Judge E. M. Wilkes

James B. Stewart

Carla Roberts Powell

Judge Ken W. Smith

Lamar A. Elder

Judge Nathan B. Deaton

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LEGAL TERMS

INCOMPETENCE

INTESTATE SUCCESSION

GRANT DEED

AB TRUST

SUMMARY PROBATE

SPRINKLING TRUST

BENEFICIARY

PER STIRPES

ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Savu v. SunTrust Bank

Lipscomb v. Young

Georgia Dept. of Revenue v. TRAWICK CONST. CO., INC.

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