Will and Estate Attorney in Cleveland, TN

Probating an estate? Contesting a will?

The probate process is one of collecting all the assets of a deceased person, paying all their bills and establishing a distribution. If there is a will, this is done in accordance with the expressed desires of the decedent. If there is no will, the distribution is done in accordance with the laws of "intestacy". There are situations when a will may be contested. This means that a potential heir may make a claim that the will was defective and was not the true desires of the decedent.


In Tennessee, if a will is changed shortly before one dies of a terminal illness and the will is done in secrecy, there is a high likelihood that the will can be challenged.

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Testamentary Planning, Trusts, Wills and Guardianship

EVERY person should think forward to the end... Every person should spend a few moments to sit down and think, "if I died tomorrow" There are many sorrowful stories of persons who do not plan ahead and face an untimely demise.


We will take a general overview of your assets, your goals, your spouse, your children and design a plan that will help your heirs go through this process with ease.

Conservatorship, Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills

There comes a time in the process of aging that a person looses the capacity to take care of their financial affairs or can no longer make appropriate medical decisions for themselves. Much of this can be addressed ahead of time through proper planning. But if the planning has not taken place, it may be necessary to ask the Court to appoint a person to make these decisions. This is a conservatorship.


Conservatorship applies not only to care for the elderly, but for the care of those who are mentally or physically incapacitated because of mental retardation, degenerative disease (such as cerebral palsy) or coma resulting from an accident.

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