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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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Howard S Bush

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Credit & Debt

Status: Licensed: 53 Years

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462 Telfair St, Augusta, GA 30901

Laurel Payne Landon

Trusts, Labor Law, Employment

Status: Licensed: 31 Years

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1450 Greene Street, Augusta, GA 30903

Charles W. Rowell

Tax, Trusts, Estate, Corporate

Status: Licensed: 52 Years

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2346 Kings Way, Augusta, GA 30904

Elwyn G. Beddingfield

Trusts, Workers' Compensation, Insurance, Car Accident

Status: Licensed: 49 Years

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3683 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909

James M Thomas

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Family Law

Status: Licensed: 52 Years

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217 Davis Rd, Augusta, GA 30907

Judith M. Becker

Estate, Wills & Probate, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Trusts

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Augusta, GA 30917

James C Folk

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Elder Law

Status: Licensed: 52 Years

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3714 Executive Center Dr, Augusta, GA 30907

Aubrey C. Rhodes

Tax, Trusts, Corporate, Contract

Status: Licensed: 48 Years

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3938 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30907

Vincent M Davison Jr.

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Bankruptcy

Status: Licensed: 49 Years

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3744 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30907

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LEGAL TERMS

DEVISEE

A person or entity who inherits real estate under the terms of a will.

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.

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.

SURROGATE COURT

See probate court.

PETITION

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elde... (more...)

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elderly relative, you must file a petition with a court. See also complaint.

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.

CONSERVATOR

Someone appointed by a judge to oversee the affairs of an incapacitated person. A conservator who manages financial affairs is often called a 'conservator of th... (more...)

Someone appointed by a judge to oversee the affairs of an incapacitated person. A conservator who manages financial affairs is often called a 'conservator of the estate.' One who takes care of personal matters, such as healthcare and living arrangements, is known as a 'conservator of the person.' Sometimes, one conservator is appointed to handle all these tasks. Depending on where you live, a conservator may also be called a guardian, committee or curator.

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.

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For examp... (more...)

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For example, a person would not be allowed to leave property to her husband for his life, then to her children for their lives, then to her grandchildren. The gift would potentially go to the grandchildren at a point too remote in time.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Cronic v. Baker

... Subsequently, the Attorney General of Georgia brought suit against Cronic in superior court, contending that both Item III(4) and III(5) of the Will created charitable trusts and that Cronic breached his fiduciary duties by failing to fully fund them. ...

Hood v. Todd

... trustee of the respective residuary trust established for her benefit. No other trustees of any other potential trusts (other than a successor trustee) are named. Todd claims to be Buffington's biological daughter, asserting that she ...

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP v. Bassett

... A Cobb County jury returned a $10 million verdict in favor of William Bassett as the trustee for four private trusts in the trusts' claim for negligent misrepresentation against the accounting firm Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, LLP ("PwC"), as the successor to Coopers & Lybrand, LLP ...

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Sardis Trusts Lawyer, Georgia

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Sell & Melton LLP

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Howard S Bush

Laurel Payne Landon

Charles W. Rowell

Elwyn G. Beddingfield

James M Thomas

Judith M. Becker

James C Folk

Aubrey C. Rhodes

Vincent M Davison Jr.

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DEVISEE

TRUST MERGER

SPRINKLING TRUST

SURROGATE COURT

PETITION

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

CONSERVATOR

PROBATE

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Cronic v. Baker

Hood v. Todd

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP v. Bassett

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