Monthly Archive: August 2021

ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND TRUST SETTLEMENT, EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY, A RESIDENT OF COLORADO HIRED US TO REPRESENT HER IN REGARD TO A TRUST CASE IN DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS. THE CLIENT’S FATHER PASSED AWAY HAVING A TRUST IN EXCESS OF A MILLION DOLLARS AND INSTEAD OF LEAVING EVERYTHING TO HIS ONLY CHILD, HE GAVE HER AN INCOME INTEREST OF $500.00 PER MONTH DURING HER LIFETIME AND UPON HER DEATH, ANY ACCRUED BUT UNDISTRIBUTED INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL, WAS TO BE RECEIVED BY OUR CLIENT’S TWO (2) CHILDREN. OUR CLIENT’S FATHER APPOINTED A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN IN DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS AS THE TRUSTEE. SOON AFTER THE DEATH OF OUR CLIENT’S FATHER, THE TRUSTEE, WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST, PAID HIMSELF A LUMP SUM $50,000.00 FEE. AFTER THAT, BECAUSE THE TRUSTEE WAS A LIFE INSURANCE SALES MAN, HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SELL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES TO THE TRUST AND/OR THE BENEFICIARIES IN ORDER TO EXTRACT MORE MONEY FROM THE TRUST. ONCE WE WERE HIRED, WE FILED SUIT IN PERRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SOON AFTER THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED, WE TOOK THE DISCOVERY DEPOSITION OF THE ROGUE TRUSTEE. AFTER THAT, ONCE WE HAD HIM PINNED DOWN, WE SETTLED THE CASE. OUR CLIENT HAD THE COOPERATION OF HER TWO (2) ADULT CHILDREN. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CASE WAS THAT THE TRUST WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE DISSOLVED WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE ACCRUED BUT UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME, AND PRINCIPAL, BEING IMMEDIATELY PAID TO OUR CLIENT. OUT CLIENT THEN MADE GIFTS TO HER TWO (2) CHILDREN, AND THEN UPDATED HER ESTATE PLAN SO THAT HER TWO (2) CHILDREN WOULD RECEIVE HER ESTATE, WHICH THEN INCLUDED THE RECOVERY OF MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS, UPON HER DEATH. AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM SALINE COUNTY, ELDORADO, HARRISBURG AND GALATIA, GALLATIN COUNTY, SHAWNEETOWN, RIDGWAY AND JUNCTION, UNION COUNTY, ANNA, JONESBORO AND COBDEN, ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND TRUST SETTLEMENT, EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY, A RESIDENT OF COLORADO HIRED US TO REPRESENT HER IN REGARD TO A TRUST CASE IN DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS….
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CLIENTS SEEKING OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF THE AREA REPRESENTATION INCLUDING TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN REGARD TO DCFS LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOID CARD LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PETERSBURG, MENARD COUNTY, LINCOLN, LOGAN COUNTY, CLINTON, DE WITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

CLIENTS SEEKING OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF THE AREA REPRESENTATION INCLUDING TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN REGARD TO DCFS LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOID CARD LAW…
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METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILY LAW CONCENTRATION, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION, SPOUSAL SUPPORT, COLLEGE EXPENSE CONTRIBUTION CASES FOLLOWING DIVORCE OR IN PARENTAGE CASES, OUT-OF-STATE CHILD REMOVAL CASES, DIVORCE, GRANDPARENTS AND CUSTODY VISITATION, PARENTAGE AND CHILD CUSTODY, CHILD SUPPORT, PARENTING RIGHTS, BELLEVILLE FAMILY LAW GROUP, FAMILY LAW MEDIATION, REASONS TO GET MARRIED, TRADITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENCE, IMPROPER BEHAVIOR IN THE CONTEXT OF A DIVORCE PROCEEDING, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILY LAW GROUP, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JACKSONVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, SPRINGFIELD, SANGAMON COUNTY, DECATUR, MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILY LAW CONCENTRATION, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION, SPOUSAL SUPPORT, COLLEGE EXPENSE CONTRIBUTION CASES FOLLOWING DIVORCE OR IN PARENTAGE CASES, OUT-OF-STATE CHILD REMOVAL CASES, DIVORCE, GRANDPARENTS AND CUSTODY VISITATION, PARENTAGE AND CHILD CUSTODY,…
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WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES FOR CLIENTS IN THE CHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS AREA, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM WITH FORTY (40) YEARS PLUS EXPERIENCE, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JASPER COUNTY, NEWTON, WHEELER AND WILLOW HILL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, ROBINSON, OBLONG AND PALESTINE, LAWRENCE COUNTY, LAWRENCEVILLE, SUMNER AND BRIDGEPORT, ILLINOIS.

WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES FOR CLIENTS IN THE CHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS AREA, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM WITH FORTY (40) YEARS PLUS EXPERIENCE, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JASPER COUNTY,…
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$8,000,000.00 WILL AND TRUST CONTEST SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM HANDLING PROBATE AND ESTATE LITIGATION, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JACKONSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, SPRINGFIELD, SANGAMON COUNTY, DECATUR, MACON COUNTY, WE REPRESENTED A SURVIVING SPOUSE WITH RESPECT TO HER PREDECEASED HUSBAND WHO BASICALLY ATTEMPTED TO DISINHERIT HER EVEN THOUGH SHE WORKED IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN SIXTY (60) YEARS. THE COUPLE HAD NO CHILDREN. THE HUSBAND WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE LEFT ASSETS TO HIS WIFE SHE WOULD THEN LEAVE THOSE ASSETS TO HER SIDE OF THE FAMILY ONCE SHE PASSED AWAY WHICH THE HUSBAND DID NOT WISH TO OCCUR. THERE WAS AN ALL-DAY MEDIATED SETTLEMENT IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI THAT INVOLVED NUMEROUS LAW FIRMS REPRESENTING VARIOUS PARTIES. THE RECOVERY, IN EXCESS OF $8,000,000.00, EXCEEDED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CLIENT. OUR CLIENT WAS THEN ABLE TO LEAVE HER ESTATE, UPON HER DEATH, TO HER SIDE OF THE FAMILY, INCLUDING NIECES AND NEPHEWS, NOT TO MENTION OTHERS.

$8,000,000.00 WILL AND TRUST CONTEST SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM HANDLING PROBATE AND ESTATE LITIGATION, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JACKONSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, SPRINGFIELD, SANGAMON COUNTY, DECATUR, MACON COUNTY, WE REPRESENTED A SURVIVING SPOUSE WITH RESPECT TO…
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CHILD CUSTODY BATTLE AND PARENTAL ALLOCATION LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM BREESE, CARLYLE, TRENTON, CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, PROBATE, WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM.

CHILD CUSTODY BATTLE AND PARENTAL ALLOCATION LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM BREESE, CARLYLE, TRENTON, CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, PROBATE, WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM. We have decades of experience…
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HOW TO FIND THE BEST DIVORCE ATTORNEY, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL TIME, PROPERTY DIVISION, SPOUSAL SUPPORT, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW AS MANY ATTORNEYS AS THEY WISH. THEY MAY ALSO WISH TO CONFER WITH FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS OR TRUSTED ADVISORS. THEY CAN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET. THEY MAY WISH TO CONTACT LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THERE MAY BE LISTINGS IN PHONE BOOKS. THE CHOICE OF AN ATTORNEY IS IMPORTANT AND CLIENTS SHOULD REVIEW AS MANY RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPETENT ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS AND THE PURSUIT OF THE BEST MAY BE SUBJECTIVE, IF NOT DIFFICULT TO DEFINE SINCE EACH CLIENT IS DIFFERENT AND EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM MOULTRIE COUNTY, SULLIVAN, LOVINGTON AND BETHANY, CALHOUN COUNTY, BRUSSELS, HAMBURG AND HARDIN, GREENE COUNTY, CARROLLTON, WHITE HALL AND GREENFIELD, ILLINOIS.

HOW TO FIND THE BEST DIVORCE ATTORNEY, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL TIME, PROPERTY DIVISION, SPOUSAL SUPPORT, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY…
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BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATES AND TRUSTS LAW ATTORNEYS, ESTABLISHED LAW FIRM PROVIDING EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO PROBATE LITIGATION, WILLS AND TRUSTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, GUARDIANSHIPS, ESTATE SETTLEMENTS, BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES, ESTATE PLANNING, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAID PLANNING, ELDER LAW CASES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX LAW COUNSELORS AND LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM MACOMB, MCDONOUGH COUNTY, CANTON, FULTON COUNTY, HAVANA, MASON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATES AND TRUSTS LAW ATTORNEYS, ESTABLISHED LAW FIRM PROVIDING EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO PROBATE LITIGATION, WILLS AND TRUSTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, GUARDIANSHIPS, ESTATE SETTLEMENTS, BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES, ESTATE PLANNING, ESTATE…
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$9,000,000.00 ESTATE ADMINISTRATION SETTLEMENT, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM NEOGA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MARSHALL, CLARK COUNTY, MATTOON, COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WE REPRESENTED A SURVIVING SPOUSE WHO WAS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE BASICALLY AN INCOME INTEREST FROM HER PREDECEASED HUSBAND’S FORTUNE WHILE THE HUSBAND’S SUBSTANTIAL CORPORUS WAS TO BE GIVEN TO HIS DISTANT RELATIVES. AFTER CONTESTED PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING NUMEROUS PARTIES AND LAW FIRMS IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI THE SURVIVING SPOUSE ENDED UP WITH AN ESTATE IN EXCESS OF $9,000,000.00 WHICH SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO LEAVE AS SHE WISHED, TO HER SIDE OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, INCLUDING ON A TAX-FREE BASIS SINCE SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2010, AT TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO ESTATE TAX. IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE HAD NOT CONTESTED MATTERS TIMELY, AND IF APPROPRIATE AND AGGRESSIVE ACTION HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, SHE WOULD HAVE HAD RELATIVELY LITTLE TO LEAVE TO HER SIDE OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS UPON HER DEATH, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM HANDLING ESTATE LAW, FAMILY LAW, REAL ESTATE LAW AND TAX LAW CASES.

$9,000,000.00 ESTATE ADMINISTRATION SETTLEMENT, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM NEOGA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MARSHALL, CLARK COUNTY, MATTOON, COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WE REPRESENTED A SURVIVING SPOUSE WHO WAS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE BASICALLY AN INCOME INTEREST FROM HER PREDECEASED HUSBAND’S FORTUNE WHILE THE…
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I NEED TO TALK TO A PROBATE ATTORNEY! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAWYER HANDLING PROBATE, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE CLAIMS, TRUST DISPUTES, WILL CONTESTS, VIOLATIONS OF POWER OF ATTORNEYS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PETERSBURG, MENARD COUNTY, LINCOLN, LOGAN COUNTY, CLINTON, DE WITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS

I NEED TO TALK TO A PROBATE ATTORNEY! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAWYER HANDLING PROBATE, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE CLAIMS, TRUST DISPUTES, WILL CONTESTS, VIOLATIONS OF POWER OF ATTORNEYS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PETERSBURG, MENARD COUNTY, LINCOLN,…
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