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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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At Sell & Melton LLP, our team is ready to help you with legal matters of estate planning. We have the experience needed to help you reach a satisfactory outcome.

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1. R. Chix Miller Macon, GA
  Attorney at Law - GA, 1978
  Mercer University J.D. 1978
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Includes: Estate Administration, Living Wills, Wills

Benjamin Lindquist

Real Estate, Wills, Wills & Probate, Personal Injury, Estate

Status: Licensed: 29 Years

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Thomasville, GA 31799

Cameron Simone Roberts

Wills & Probate, Divorce & Family Law, Personal Injury, Accident & Injury

Status: Licensed: 11 Years

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Tifton, GA 31793

Coleman Luten Brice

Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Wills & Probate

Status: Licensed: 10 Years

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210 Jennifer Cir, Valdosta, GA 31605

Douglas K. Silvis

Real Estate, Wills, Wills & Probate, Adoption, Federal Trial Practice

Status: Licensed: 51 Years

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Thomasville, GA 31799

H. Pearce Scott

Elder Law, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Real Estate

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2912-B North Oak Street, Valdosta, GA 31602

Jay Crowe

Accident & Injury, DUI-DWI, Divorce & Family Law, Wills & Probate

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103 West Liberty Ave, Sylvester, GA 31791

Jonathan Elliott Moseley

Lawsuit, Wills & Probate, Employment, Corporate

Status: Licensed: 12 Years

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1630 Us Hwy 82 E, Tifton, GA 31794

Lea Gaskins Hazel

Guardianships & Conservatorships, Wills & Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning

Status: Licensed: 28 Years

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316 N Parrish Avenue, Adel, GA 31620

Martin Landes Holland

Wills, Workers' Compensation, Civil Rights, Insurance

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102 West Moore Street, Valdosta, GA 31604

Michael Clay Sewell

Wills & Probate, Workers' Compensation, Adoption, Felony

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411 Gordon Avenue, Thomasville, GA 31792

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LEGAL TERMS

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.

CURATOR

See conservator.

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

See abstract of 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.

SURROGATE COURT

See probate court.

REAL ESTATE AGENT

A foot soldier of the real estate business who shows houses and does most of the other nitty-gritty tasks associated with selling real estate. An agent must hav... (more...)

A foot soldier of the real estate business who shows houses and does most of the other nitty-gritty tasks associated with selling real estate. An agent must have a state license and be supervised by a real estate broker. Most agents are completely dependent upon commissions from sellers for their income, so it pays to find out which side the agent represents (buyer, seller or both) before you place too much trust in the agent's opinion.

TRUSTEE POWERS

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

LIVING TRUST

A trust you can set up during your life. Living trusts are an excellent way to avoid the cost and hassle of probate because the property you transfer into the t... (more...)

A trust you can set up during your life. Living trusts are an excellent way to avoid the cost and hassle of probate because the property you transfer into the trust during your life passes directly to the trust beneficiaries after you die, without court involvement. The successor trustee--the person you appoint to handle the trust after your death--simply transfers ownership to the beneficiaries you named in the trust. Living trusts are also called 'inter vivos trusts.'

PROBATE

The court process following a person's death that includes proving the authenticity of the deceased person's will appointing someone to handle the deceased pers... (more...)

The court process following a person's death that includes proving the authenticity of the deceased person's will appointing someone to handle the deceased person's affairs identifying and inventorying the deceased person's property paying debts and taxes identifying heirs, and distributing the deceased person's property according to the will or, if there is no will, according to state law. Formal court-supervised probate is a costly, time-consuming process -- a windfall for lawyers -- which is best avoided if possible.

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 ...

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Benjamin Lindquist

Cameron Simone Roberts

Coleman Luten Brice

Douglas K. Silvis

H. Pearce Scott

Jay Crowe

Jonathan Elliott Moseley

Lea Gaskins Hazel

Martin Landes Holland

Michael Clay Sewell

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LEGAL TERMS

ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY

CURATOR

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

SURROGATE COURT

REAL ESTATE AGENT

TRUSTEE POWERS

LIVING TRUST

PROBATE

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Morrison v. Morrison

Dorsey v. Kennedy

Sharpton v. Hall

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