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J. Thomas West

Accident & Injury, Estate, Traffic, Wills & Probate
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Gerald W. Hayes

Wills & Probate, Workers' Compensation, Constitutional Law, Banking & Finance, Accident & Injury
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  56 Years

Parrish Hayes Daughtry

Premises Liability, Construction, Wills & Probate, Family Law, Trucking
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  25 Years

Whitney Shea Phillips

Personal Injury, Family Law, Estate Planning, Criminal
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L. Holt Felmet

Traffic, Estate Planning, Child Support, Civil Rights
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David F. Mcrae

Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Criminal, Workers' Compensation
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  36 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

KINDRED

Under some state's probate codes, all relatives of a deceased person.

HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many stat... (more...)
A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many states, making a holographic will is never advised except as a last resort.

GRANTOR

Someone who creates a trust. Also called a trustor or settlor.

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.

LAPSE

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. S... (more...)
Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. Some states have anti-lapse statutes, which prevent gifts to relatives of the deceased person from lapsing unless the relative has no heirs of his or her own. A lapsed gift becomes part of the residuary estate.

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.

TRUSTEE POWERS

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

BEQUEATH

A legal term sometimes used in wills that means 'leave' -- for example, 'I bequeath my garden tools to my brother-in-law, Buster Jenkins.'

WARRANTY DEED

A seldom-used type of deed that contains express assurances about the legal validity of the title being transferred.

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