How Will Courts Interpret the Tennessee Attorney Client Agreement? Written by Ed Wallis CALL: 901-527-2125 | EMAIL: E-mail Ed Wallis At times, there are disputes over a Last Will and Testament. In cases involving the construction of wills in Tennessee, the cardinal rule “is that the court shall seek to discover the intention of the testator, and will give… Read More »
Memphis Will Contest Lawyers Provide Reminder on Tennessee Tenancy by the Entirety
How Will Courts Interpret the Tennessee Attorney Client Agreement? Written by Ed Wallis CALL: 901-527-2125 | EMAIL: E-mail Ed Wallis It is well-settled law in Tennessee that property held as tenants by the entirety is not included in a decedent’s estate ―because property held as tenants by the entirety passes outside of probate and is not subject to disposition… Read More »
Undue Influence and Confidential Relationships Under Tennessee Law
What Must Be Proven to Show Undue Influence? Written by Ed Wallis CALL: 901-527-2125 | EMAIL: E-mail Ed Wallis Our Firm has a Probate Litigation practice group that assists clients with will, trust and conservatorship challenges in Tennessee courts. The case of In re Estate of Harold Curtis Morrison, No. E2014-00764 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 14, 2015)… Read More »
Tennessee Will Contests and The Lack of Testamentary Capacity
What is Required to Show a Lack of Testamentary Capacity? Written by Ed Wallis CALL: 901-527-2125 | EMAIL: E-mail Ed Wallis Our Firm has a Probate Litigation practice group that assists clients with will, trust and conservatorship challenges, claims and petitions in Tennessee courts. A recent Tennessee Court of Appeals case addresses some of the principal issues… Read More »