Alcoa, Tennessee, Family Law & Estate Planning Law Blog
3 responsibilities of the executor in probate administration
You are looking forward to having dinner with friends tonight. It is sure to be a fun outing of talking and laughing to help wind down from the busy week. The evening turns serious when your friend talks to you about his will and asks you to be the executor of his...
read moreHow should you update an estate plan after a divorce?
There are a lot of considerations for you to mull over after a divorce. One such consideration is your Tennessee estate plan. If you are divorcing your partner, you will most likely need to make a number of changes to your plan. Most estate plans between married...
read moreEssential considerations in a high-asset divorce
Ending a marriage is generally a challenging process, but it may be especially complicated when there are significant financial assets involved. High-asset divorce often requires far more research, planning and negotiating before both parties are able to reach a...
read moreHow might hiring a forensic accountant help you amid divorce?
When you divorce your significant other in Tennessee, the two of you are going to have to work through a number of matters, and many of these are likely to be financial in nature. You and your ex must, for example, figure out who is going to be responsible for, or how...
read moreKeeping tensions away from children during divorce
Thousands of Tennessee couples will get a divorce at some point. The reasons behind the splits may vary, but the result is rarely ever the same. Some couples endure to reach a compromise that benefits both, while others fight. In the latter situations, children often...
read moreImportant estate planning steps for new parents
When you become a first-time parent in Tennessee, you may or may not already have an estate plan in place. If you do, you may need to update it once you have a child of your own to look after, and if you do not already have an estate plan in place, this is a good time...
read moreContesting a will based on a testator’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis
While preparing his living will, a Grammy award-winning Tennessee singer included language stating he is "specifically excluding" three of his adult children. After he passed away, the three siblings from one of his previous marriages contested his will in probate...
read moreWhat are signs of a forged signature?
Challenging a will is no easy task, but sometimes a family of a deceased loved one in Tennessee has reason to believe that a will claiming to express the wishes of their relative is not authentic. Sometimes fraud occurs when a deceptive party crafts a will and forges...
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What are signs of a forged signature?
Challenging a will is no easy task, but sometimes a family of a deceased loved one in Tennessee has reason to believe that a will claiming to express the wishes of their relative is not authentic. Sometimes fraud occurs when a deceptive party crafts a will and forges...
read moreAvoid costly financial mistakes during a divorce
Tennessee couples face many costs when divorcing. This can include emotional energy and time in addition to the financial costs of filing. Along with those expenses, some make financial mistakes during the process that can cost them in the long run. Forbes lists a few...
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