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Zach Hunsinger
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Hunsinger, Boyd Odom, & Goss, LLP
19624 Governors Hwy. Ste. 1 Flossmoor, IL 60422» view map
Divorce & Family Law
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Family issues can be stressful. Turn to Hunsinger, Boyd Odom, & Goss Law Group, LLP to get objective legal counsel for your situation.

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1. Zach Hunsinger Flossmoor, IL
  Attorney at Law- IL, 2013
  Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. 2013
2. AboutHunsinger, Boyd Odom, & Goss Law Group, LLP
  Where Compassion Meets Action
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Brian Zirkelbach

Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Business & Trade, Estate Planning, Social Security

Status: Licensed: 28 Years

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Murphysboro, IL 62966

Tamara M. K. Shults

Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law

Status: Licensed: 20 Years

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303 Woodriver Dr, De Soto, IL 62924

Casey L. Twomey

Litigation, Estate Planning, Contract, Personal Injury, Lawsuit & Dispute

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100 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62902

William Broom

Litigation, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Corporate, Eminent Domain

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100 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62902

Patricia A. Hoke

Commercial Real Estate, Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate, Business

Status: Licensed: 34 Years

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100 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62902

David Rowland Hughes

Litigation, Estate Planning, Contract, Personal Injury

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100 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901

Sarah L. Taylor

Estate Planning, Civil Rights, Credit & Debt, Collection, Eminent Domain

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100 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901

Richard J. Habiger

Estate Planning, Elder Law

Status: Licensed: 49 Years

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121 West Cherry Street, Herrin, IL 62948

Angela Kochan

Business & Trade, Civil Rights, Collection, Estate Planning, Business

Status: Licensed: 27 Years

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121 West Cherry Street, Herrin, IL 62948

Richard Habiger

Estate Planning, Elder Law

Status: Licensed: 49 Years

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1808 Clark, Carterville, IL 62918

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ESTATE TAXES

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and... (more...)

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and whether or not it goes through probate after your death, is subject to federal estate tax. Currently, however, federal estate tax is due only if your property is worth at least $2 million when you die. The estate tax is scheduled to be repealed for one year, in 2010, but Congress will probably make the repeal (or a very high exempt amount) permanent. Any property left to a surviving spouse (if he or she is a U.S. citizen) or a tax-exempt charity is exempt from federal estate taxes. Many states now also impose their own estate taxes or inheritance taxes.

LIFE BENEFICIARY

A person who receives benefits, under a trust or by will, for his or her lifetime. For an example, see AB trust.

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.

FINAL BENEFICIARY

The person or institution designated to receive trust property upon the death of a life beneficiary. For example, Jim creates a trust through which his wife Jan... (more...)

The person or institution designated to receive trust property upon the death of a life beneficiary. For example, Jim creates a trust through which his wife Jane receives income for the duration of her life. Their daughter, the final beneficiary, receives the trust principal after Jane's death.

SURROGATE COURT

See probate court.

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.

TRUST MERGER

Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separati... (more...)

Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separation between the trustee's legal ownership of trust property from the beneficiary's interest. The trust 'merges' and ceases to exist.

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.

ADMINISTRATRIX

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male... (more...)

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male or female, this person is called the administrator.

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 ...

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Dowell Estate Planning Lawyer, Illinois

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Hunsinger, Boyd Odom, & Goss, LLP

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Brian Zirkelbach

Tamara M. K. Shults

Casey L. Twomey

William Broom

Patricia A. Hoke

David Rowland Hughes

Sarah L. Taylor

Richard J. Habiger

Angela Kochan

Richard Habiger

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ESTATE TAXES

LIFE BENEFICIARY

SPRINKLING TRUST

FINAL BENEFICIARY

SURROGATE COURT

PER STIRPES

TRUST MERGER

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

ADMINISTRATRIX

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Dunn v. Patterson

Fitch v. McDermott, Will and Emery, LLP

In re Estate of Henry

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