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Is Probate Required?

2019-03-09
By: Todd A. Couvillon
On: March 9, 2019
In: Estate Planning : Wills Trusts Estates, Featured Articles

Probate is Often Required When a person dies, final affairs must be settled. Property of the deceased person sold or distributed. Debts paid. All of this requires a person with legal authority to act for the estate. Often this requires probate in order to gain control of the estate. In other words you can not sell assets without legal authority. Real Estate Needs Probate In Tennessee real estate automatically passes to the heirs at the instant of death. If the decedent died leaving a Last Will and Testament that gives the property to someone other than all legal heirs probate is required. Even when allRead More →

Probate a Will in Tennessee

2011-11-03
By: Todd Couvillon
On: November 3, 2011
In: Estate Planning : Wills Trusts Estates, Legal Terms

Probate a Will in Tennessee In Tennessee if a person who dies has a Last Will and Testament then the Will typically must be administered in probate.  In order for the Executor to gain control over the decedent’s estate  the Last Will and Testament is filed in the Probate Court. The court officially declares the Will to be valid.  The Court supervises the administration of the decedent’s estate. A Last Will and Testament is a legal instrument which is a declaration of a person’s intentions in regards to the division and distribution of property after death. Unlike a Trust,  a Will is not a contract, therefore it mustRead More →

Probate in Tennessee : What does an Executor do?

2011-03-08
By: Todd Couvillon
On: March 8, 2011
In: Estate Planning : Wills Trusts Estates, Legal Terms

When a person is appointed as Executor in a Last Will and Testament, then the probate court will usually appoint that person to be the Personal Representative of the Estate. The Personal Representative will most likely be required to have an attorney. Read More →

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