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Levin & Atwood, LLP
20501 Katy Fwy Ste 217 Katy, TX 77450» view map
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Levin & Atwood provides the full spectrum of legal counsel to family owned and other private companies.

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1. Stuart Levin Katy, TX
  Attorney at Law- TX, 1974
  University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D. 1974
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Corinne Hillsman Vahalik

Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Business & Trade, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 17 Years

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Richmond, TX 77423

Ralph Alan Lockyear

Tax, International, Gift Taxation

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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38915 Sampson Rd, Richmond, TX 77423

Dora Ann Gostecnik

Real Estate, Litigation, Wills & Probate, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 21 Years

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3811 Avenue G, Pattison, TX 77466

Charles John Karisch

Commercial Real Estate, International Other, Wills, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 44 Years

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Hempstead, TX 77445

Carol Adare Chaney

Juvenile Law, Wills, Family Law, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 32 Years

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400 Sheriff R Glenn Smith Dr, Hempstead, TX 77445

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LEGAL TERMS

ACCUMULATION TRUST

A trust in which the income is retained and not paid out to beneficiaries until certain conditions are met. For example, if Uncle Pierre creates a trust for Nic... (more...)

A trust in which the income is retained and not paid out to beneficiaries until certain conditions are met. For example, if Uncle Pierre creates a trust for Nick's benefit but stipulates that Nick will not get a penny until he gets a Ph.D. in French; Nick is the beneficiary of an accumulation trust.

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequ... (more...)

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequest fails. In other words, the beneficiary cannot substitute a similar item in the estate. Example: If John leaves his 1954 Mercedes to Patti, and when John dies the 1954 Mercedes is long gone, Patti doesn't receive John's current car or the cash equivalent of the Mercedes. See ademption.

FAILURE OF ISSUE

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

OFFICER

A person elected by a profit or nonprofit corporation's board of directors, or by the manager of a limited liability company, to manage the day-to-day operation... (more...)

A person elected by a profit or nonprofit corporation's board of directors, or by the manager of a limited liability company, to manage the day-to-day operations of the organization. Officers generally hold titles such as President or Treasurer. Many states and most corporate bylaws or LLC operating agreements require a corporation or LLC to have a president, secretary and treasurer. Election of a vice president may be required by state law.

PER CAPITA

Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leavin... (more...)

Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leaving 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 capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third. If, on the other hand, 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).

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

See abstract of trust.

DEATH TAXES

Taxes levied at death, based on the value of property left behind. Federal death taxes are called estate taxes. Some states levy inheritance taxes on people who... (more...)

Taxes levied at death, based on the value of property left behind. Federal death taxes are called estate taxes. Some states levy inheritance taxes on people who inherit property.

DISINHERIT

To deliberately prevent someone from inheriting something. This is usually done by a provision in a will stating that someone who would ordinarily inherit prope... (more...)

To deliberately prevent someone from inheriting something. This is usually done by a provision in a will stating that someone who would ordinarily inherit property -- a close family member, for example -- should not receive it. In most states, you cannot completely disinherit your spouse; a surviving spouse has the right to claim a portion (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's estate. With a few exceptions, however, you can expressly disinherit children.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Estate of Tyner

Lacey Westbrook appeals from an adverse summary judgment rendered in the declaratory judgment action she initiated to have JW Tyner's will construed. Westbrook contends the trial court erroneously determined that she is not a beneficiary under the will, set the wrong postjudgment ...

In re Estate of Rhea

In October 2005, Charlotte and Trenton notified Charles of their intent to remove Wanda's personal property from the marital home. Charles labeled some of the possessions in the home to mark his own separate property, then left the house from November 11 through November 14. ...

In re Estate of Gaines

In eight issues, appellants argue (1) the trial court improperly disqualified Davis from serving as the independent executor because no motion to disqualify or opposition was filed, (2) the trial court erred in requiring Davis to turn over funds, (3) the trial court erred in denying ...

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Levin & Atwood, LLP

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Corinne Hillsman Vahalik

Ralph Alan Lockyear

Dora Ann Gostecnik

Charles John Karisch

Carol Adare Chaney

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LEGAL TERMS

ACCUMULATION TRUST

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

FAILURE OF ISSUE

OFFICER

PER CAPITA

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

DEATH TAXES

DISINHERIT

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Estate of Tyner

In re Estate of Rhea

In re Estate of Gaines

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