Wills, Trusts, and Estates


    ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY BEFORE USING ANY ONLINE FORMS.


Estate Planning

   Sample Plans
 

    Estate Strategies Overview
        From Prudential Financial, Newark, NJ
        (http://www.prudential.com/view/page/public/12018?src=wm&pg=12018)
   
Sample Estate Plan Outlines
        From the Castleman Law Firm, Pleasanton, CA
        (http://www.castlelaw.com/samplan.htm)
    Estate Planning Considerations for Ohio Families
        From Ohio State University.  Has interesting tables.
        (http://ohioline.osu.edu/estate/0010.html)

  
General


  
 Estate Planning FAQ's
        American Bar Association information
        (http://www.abanet.org/rppt/public/home.html)
    Estate Planning in Tennessee
        From LexisNexis
        (http://research.lawyers.com/Tennessee/Estate-Planning-in-Tennessee.html)
    Plan Your Estate - a NetLibrary eBook
        Other electronic books may be found using the library's NetLibrary database.  When one
        searches for Nolo as a publisher, many generic books may be found.

        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu)
    Power of Attorney
        From 'Lectric Law Library.  Explains different terms.
        (http://www.lectlaw.com/filesh/qfl04.htm)
    Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
        Is from the American Bar Association.
        (http://www.abanet.org/rppt/home.html)
    Uniform Probate Code Locator
        From Cornell University
        (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/probate.html)

    Potential Heirs in Tennessee - Charts
        Find charts on "degree of kinship," heirs," "collateral and lineal relatives," and "prohibited
        marital degrees."
        (http://www.hamiltontn.gov/courts/ClerkMaster/charts/Default.aspx)
    Ancestral Chart from Ancestry.com
        (http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx?)
    Cousin Chart from Wikipedia
        (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin)
    Family Relationship Chart!
        (http://www.islandregister.com/cousin.html)
    Free Family Tree Templates
        (http://www.uftree.com/family_tree_template.asp/)
    Genealogy Charts in Adobe from Misbach Enterprises
        (http://misbach.org/pdfcharts/)
    What is a First Cousin, Twice Removed
        (http://www.genealogy.com/16_cousn.html)


Forms (Always check with an attorney before using any online forms) 

  Tennessee

 
   Hamilton County Chancery Court Forms

        Probate and wills forms are included.  There is a direct link to specific
        Will Contest Procedures and Forms.
        (http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts/ClerkMaster/Forms/default.htm)
    ILRG Legal Forms Archive
        Click on Estate Planning, for example.  Select a link.  Click on Tennessee and scroll down.
        (http://www.ilrg.com/forms/index.html)
    Last Will and Testament Form for Tennessee
        From the Internet Legal Research Group.
        (http://www.ilrg.com/forms/lastwill-married/us/tn)
    Power of Attorney (for representing employee)
        From the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
        (http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/Employers/forms/LB-0927.pdf)

    See also Tennessee Forms for Fiduciaries, Trusts, Wills and Administration of Estates is at Ref KFT 68 .R63 v.2.

 
  Generic

    All Law Forms

        Wills, Durable power of attorney, and living will forms are generic.
        (http://www.alllaw.com/forms/wills_and_trusts/)
    See also Legal Forms in Books and in Websites.

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  Tennessee
 
    Advance Directives (Tennessee)
        Forms and information from the official website of the State of Tennessee.  A PowerPoint
        presentation may also be viewed.  The FAQs are important.
        (http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/AdvanceDirectives/index.htm)

    Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
        Note date of form from the State of Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.
        (http://tennessee.gov/comaging/documents/dpoahc.pdf)
    General Durable Power of Attorney (Tennessee)

        From ILRG Legal Forms Archive.  The generic "General Power of Attorney" form is also here.
        (http://www.ilrg.com/forms/powerofattorney-gd/us/tn)
    "Health Care Decisions Act Forms"
        From the Tennessee Bar Association.
       
(http://www.tba.org/news/hcda/)
    Living Wills (Tennessee Code)
        Look for the citation in the Tennessee Code for 32-11-105.  Free site for unannotated code.
        (http://www.michie.com/)

    Power of Attorney for Vehicle Transactions
        Form from the Tennessee Department of Revenue.
        (http://tennessee.gov/revenue/forms/titlereg/powerofattorney.pdf)
    Tennessee--Power of Attorney
        A free fill-in form from LexisOne.  But one must register.  Includes Durable Power of
        Attorney forms.

        (http://www.lexisone.com/lx1/store/catalog?action=freeCategory&id=732)

    Georgia

    Advance Directives (Georgia)
        Includes a Georgia Advance Directive Card.  From the Medical Center of Central Georgia in
        Macon.
        (http://www.mccg.org/pvg/about-advance-directives.pdf)
    Georgia Advance Directive Planning for Important Healthcare Decisions
        From Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
        (http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/Georgia.pdf)
    Living Wills (Georgia)
        From Georgia's Department of Human Resources
        (http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/DHR-DAS/DHR-DAS_Publications/LivingWill.pdf)

   Generic

    Living Wills
        At FindLaw.  FindLaw also has Estate Planning sites, which include wills.
        (http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/living-wills.html)
    "Most States Don't Require Doctors to Honor Advance Directives that Direct Food, Fluids, Treatment"
        From the National Right to Life site.  Federal Legislation is monitored.
        (http://www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/AdvancedDirectives/index.html)

See also Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates is at Ref KFT 144 .P72.
 


    Tennessee Code Unanotated
        May be checked online.  Also use LexisNexis Academic database to search the Annotated
        version.  Tennessee Code Annotated is also in hard copy (Ref KFT 30 .A2).
        (http://www.michie.com/) 

    Tennessee Department of Revenue
        Fill-in forms for inheritance and gift taxes.  See also Inheritance Tax and the Gift Tax links.
        (http://www.state.tn.us/revenue/pdf_fill/index.htm)
    Estate and Gift Taxes from the U.S. Code
        From Cornell University, title 26 of the U.S. Code
       
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26_10_B.html)
    Tax Regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations
        From Cornell University, 26 CFR
       
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/cfr.php?title=26&type=chapter&value=I)
    Court TV Famous Wills
        Highly selective.
        (http://www.courttv.com/people/wills/)
    Missing Money
        Can be searched nationwide.
        (http://www.missingmoney.com)        
    Search for Unclaimed Property (Tennessee)
        Choose "Search."
        (http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/unclp/)
    Vital Records
        Where to write for birth, death, marriage, or divorce records from various states linked at Center of Disease Control
.
        Note also that Tennessee Department of Health has a Vital Records Office.
        (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm)

TO REPORT OR RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM HAMILTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Hamilton County Services to find phone numbers for Death Certificates or Wills
        (Executing/General Information) - Probate Court

        (http://www.hamiltontn.gov/serviceneed.aspx)


See also
Pritchard on the Law of Wills and Administration of Estates Embracing the
      Law and Practice in Tennessee
.  V. 3: Forms
- Ref KFT 144 .P72


See also Nursing Homes and Health Facilities reports from the Consumer Information Topic.

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By Laura Young, Last Updated November 23, 2009