Articles, tagged with "decedent", page 3
13th March 2011
One of the concerns that estate planning addresses is the problem of probate. This is your state's legal process of settling a decedent's affairs supervised by your local probate court in your county. It's a public, time-consuming, and often costly proces...
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Author:
Shane Flait
10th March 2011
As executor, the lawyer will locate the property of the decedent and notify the appropriate people to dispense of the assets. These persons are known as the beneficiaries. They will also ensure that any debts are paid off and that the expenses accrued in ...
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Author:
Shaun Acosta
10th March 2011
Probate is the formal process used to settle the financial affairs of a decedent, whether or not that decedent had a will. What role will your attorney play in the probate process? And how do you find the right attorney for the job? Ron Nevin, an attorney...
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Author:
David Heitner
10th March 2011
When someone passes away, the court will first determine whether or not that individual had a will. According to Ron Nevin, an attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, technically speaking, everybody does have a will. If a person doesn’t have a will that he or s...
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Author:
David Heitner
10th March 2011
As an attorney of the Law Office of Ron Nevin in Nashville, Tennessee, Ron Nevin has over 35 years of experience in probate law. Here, Nevin talks about the executor’s duties under the law and how an executor goes about protecting and distributing a deced...
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Author:
David Heitner
10th March 2011
Unfortunately, the death of a family member and the subsequent distribution of that family member’s assets sometimes result in conflicts and hurt feelings. Ron Nevin, an attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, has over 35 years of experience in probate law. Her...
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Author:
David Heitner
10th March 2011
According to Ron Nevin, a probate attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, the process of “proving" or showing the validity of someone’s will involves multiple considerations beyond just the will’s existence. In some cases, Nevin says, where there is ample evide...
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Author:
David Heitner
10th March 2011
According to Ron Nevin, a probate attorney in Nashville, Tennessee with over 35 years of experience, hiring a probate attorney can make the complex and emotionally difficult task of handling a loved one’s affairs much easier. Here, Nevin talks about what’...
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Author:
David Heitner
09th March 2011
Arizona is most popularly known as the Grand Canyon and Copper State. It lies in the south-western area of the U.S. with Phoenix as its capital. At present, its residents has reached over 6 million in number, making it in the 16th rank of the most populou...
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Author:
JessieMoore
07th March 2011
As executor, the lawyer will locate the property of the decedent and notify the appropriate people to dispense of the assets. These persons are known as the beneficiaries. They will also ensure that any debts are paid off and that the expenses accrued in ...
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Author:
Shaun Acosta
04th March 2011
Final expense insurance is also called funeral insurance. This kind of insurance is simply a life insurance contract with a low face amount. It is rarely the appropriate life insurance type for most people who buy it.
This type of life insurance is ty...
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Author:
Alston
01st March 2011
Wrongful death is a legal term that refers to situations in which someone is killed through the negligent behavior of someone else. A wrongful death claim is a civil lawsuit, not a criminal one. It may be filed by surviving family members or some other in...
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Author:
MattyC729
21st February 2011
Portability.
The Tax Relief Act of 2010 provides for a $5 million exemption (indexed for inflation in 2012) per person from federal estate and gift taxes, and a top tax rate of 35%. In addition, the unused portion of the estate tax exemption of the fir...
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Author:
Julius Giarmarco, Esq.
18th February 2011
A "wrongful death " occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity. An act for illegitimate dying belongs to the decedent's prompt home members (often titled "distributees"). The most gener...
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Author:
jlondonlaw
11th February 2011
Death of a person in a family brings along an emotional turmoil. It is accompanied by the stress of the will distribution also. A probate process is usually the procedure of settlement of the financial assets of a decedent. There are cases when a decedent...
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Author:
Melville Jackson