Many people living in Cleveland, Tennessee, and in the other neighborhoods in and around Chattanooga may have a natural desire to plan their estates so as to avoid probate. The probate process has, after all, gotten somewhat of a bad name in recent decades as a...
Probate
When probate is unavoidable, we can help navigate it
Previous posts on this blog have talked some strategies for avoiding probate, which, to summarize, is a court-supervised process of dividing up a deceased person's estate either according to his or her will or the laws of Tennessee.Indeed, trying to avoid probate is a...
Glen Campbell’s estate to be governed by Tennessee law
With talent and success often comes an amassed estate that grows over a person's lifetime. For successful musicians, their legacy lives on after their death as their music often continues to bring financial security, even after a person passes on. For musician Glen...
Avoiding or minimizing the impact of probate is key
When you have lost a loved one, there is so much to handle, both logistically and emotionally. Losing someone you care about is not easy, yet it is something most all of us will experience in our lifetime. For people who lose close family members, like parents and...