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Estate Planning Terms and Definitions

 

 

 

Personal Property
Movable property, including furniture, antiques, automobiles, business equipment, cash and stocks. Compare with Real Property.

Fiduciary
A person in whom one places great confidence in and upon whom one relies for his or her integrity, trust, and good faith. A fiduciary has the legal duty to act in the best interest and benefit of another and therefore is held to the very highest legal standards. A trustee is a fiduciary.

Exemption Credit
The amount of tax credit, similar in nature to the personal income tax exemption, applied to the transfer tax due at a person's death.

Probate
The process through which the legal title to property is transferred from a decedent to the beneficiaries. If a person dies with a will (testate), the probate court determines if the will is valid, hears any objections to the will, orders that creditors be paid and supervises the process to assure that property is distributed by the Personal Representative or Executor according to the terms of the will. If a person dies without a will (intestate) the probate court appoints an Administrator who receives all claims, pays creditors, and then distributes all property according to the laws of the state.

Joint Tenancy
Property owned by two or more people in a manner such that upon death of one of the joint owners, all of his/her interest in the property is transferred immediately, by operation of law, to the other surviving owners.

Transfer Tax
The combined Federal Estate and Gift tax. A single exemption credit applies whether the property was transferred during a person's lifetime (gift tax) or is held by a person at the time of his/her death (estate tax).

Trust
A long recognized legal concept (first used in ancient Greece during the times of Socrates and Plato) in which some or all property of a Trust Creator is held on behalf of a beneficiary (which may include the trust creator) in the name of the Trustee.

Will
A written document that provides instructions for disposing of a person's property upon the person's death. A will generally also names an executor or personal representative to handle the estate.

Trustee
A person or institution responsible for the management and distribution of property held in a Trust. The trustee has the authority to act according to the instructions provided in the trust agreement. See Fiduciary.

Informed Consent
An authorization to proceed by a person who has been given and understands all of the relevant facts.

 

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A "Family Limited Partnership" can be used to own and manage your property
In a similar manner to a Trust, but allowing additional tax planning techniques to be employed. Family Limited Partnerships are typically used for those who have large estates and thus have a need for specialized estate planning in order to minimize federal and state estate/death/inheritance taxes as well as provide elements of asset protection.

 


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Exemption Credit

Definition:
The amount of tax credit, similar in nature to the personal income tax exemption, applied to the transfer tax due at a person's death.

Trust

Definition:
A long recognized legal concept (first used in ancient Greece during the times of Socrates and Plato) in which some or all property of a Trust Creator is held on behalf of a beneficiary (which may include the trust creator) in the name of the Trustee.

Interlineation

Definition:
Something written in-between; often a change to a typed document that is made by crossing out words and entering in replacement words. Never change an executed will or trust by interlineation.

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Alabama Estate-Planning Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Estate-Planning attorney you should contact our Estate-Planning Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Alabaster
  • Albertville
  • Alexander City
  • Anniston
  • Athens
  • Atmore
  • Auburn
  • Bay Minette
  • Bessemer
  • Birmingham
  • Cullman
  • Daphne
  • Decatur
  • Dothan
  • Enterprise
  • Fairhope
  • Florence
  • Fort Payne
  • Gadsden
  • Hartselle
  • Huntsville
  • Madison
  • Mobile
  • Montgomery
  • Opelika
  • Ozark
  • Pelham
  • Phenix City
  • Pinson
  • Prattville
  • Selma
  • Sylacauga
  • Talladega
  • Theodore
  • Trussville
  • Tuscaloosa
  • Wetumpka
 


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