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Protecting Your Children’s Inheritance: How the Ashley Madison Scandal Relates to Estate Planning The Ashley Madison leaks jolted Americans with the harsh reality that marital infidelity is on the rise. With more than 37 million Ashley Madison usernames exposed, it is apparent that the Internet and social media has created an instant pathway for extramarital…
DetailsMillions of Wills and Probate Records Now Online at Ancestry.com: How to Maintain Your Family’s Privacy Ancestry.com recently shared the launch of their online collection of more than 170 million pages of wills and probate records from US decedents. Ancestry’s online collection of wills, however, is not the first of its kind. In fact, wills…
DetailsHow to Retroactively Fix a Defective Will in Tennessee (Post Mortem Planning) Estate plans for most Tennessee residents drafted prior to 2012 were structured to minimize Tennessee inheritance taxes and federal estate taxes. Since then, Tennessee’s death tax landscape has drastically changed and for many Tennesseans their estate plans may be outdated and potentially subject…
DetailsWhat is a Prenuptial Agreement and Should You Sign One Before Getting Married? A prenuptial agreement, sometimes referred to as an antenuptial agreement, is a written contract that sets the ground rules concerning property acquired prior to marriage. Although the terms are negotiable, generally speaking the contract provides that neither party has any obligation to…
DetailsWe’ll Be Back Soon! You may have noticed that TN Estate of Mind has been on hiatus for a couple weeks – for a very good reason! Rob Hazard, editor of TN Estate of Mind, welcomed his fourth child, Crosby Pierce Hazard, last Wednesday. We’ll be back in action soon with new blog posts once…
DetailsHow Long Does it Take to Administer a Probate Estate in Tennessee? An estate administration is a process. The time for completing the process varies depending on the circumstances. In certain situations in which a decedent’s estate’s probate assets are very limited, it may be possible, and advisable, to take advantage of one or more…
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