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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
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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

Bentley Bender

Corporate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate

Status: Licensed: 22 Years

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2001 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901

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

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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.

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.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income fro... (more...)

A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income from the trust. Because the children (the middle generation) never legally own the property, it isn't subject to estate tax at their death. See generation-skipping transfer tax.

TRUST CORPUS

Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, t... (more...)

Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, that money is the corpus. Sometimes the trust corpus is known as the 'res,' a Latin word meaning 'thing.'

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.

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.'

INTER VIVOS TRUST

The Latin name, favored by some lawyers, for a living trust. 'Inter vivos' is Latin for 'between the living.'

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.

FAMILY ALLOWANCE

A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to ... (more...)

A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to help support the surviving spouse and children during the time it takes to probate the estate. The amount is determined by state law and varies greatly from state to state.

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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Tamara M. K. Shults

Bentley Bender

Casey L. Twomey

William Broom

Patricia A. Hoke

David Rowland Hughes

Sarah L. Taylor

Richard J. Habiger

Angela Kochan

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ESTATE TAXES

AB TRUST

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

TRUST CORPUS

GRANT DEED

PRETERMITTED HEIR

INTER VIVOS TRUST

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

FAMILY ALLOWANCE

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Dunn v. Patterson

Fitch v. McDermott, Will and Emery, LLP

In re Estate of Henry

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