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John Stevens

May 17, 2019
1 min

Generations

I recently met with a client with substantial farm land. The land provides income to the family and the client wanted to make sure it stayed that way for ye...

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John Stevens

Sep 17, 2018
2 min

How to Avoid Months of Headaches

Frequently, local judges have a day when they make all lawyers and litigants come to court and tell the judge what is going on with the case. They call it "d...

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John Stevens

Sep 8, 2018
2 min

How Joint Ownership Can Land Your Family in Court

Ronnie and Jane had two children. After Ronnie and Jane divorced, Ronnie remarried. In the divorce, Ronnie got the California ranch. Before Ronnie got sic...

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John Stevens

Nov 15, 2017
2 min

What is important to you?

On November 7, 1988, President Reagan said "Now, what Vice President Bush and I have done with the economy is very important, and it must continue. But what w...

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John Stevens

Jul 31, 2017
2 min

Summertime Blues

School starts back tomorrow. That is an exciting something that is beginning. It also means that summer is over. That is a not so exciting ending. It brings ...

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John Stevens

Jun 14, 2017
2 min

What? It Cost How Much?

I recently posted a blog on the cost differences between a living trust and a will and highlighting that the cost of a will must include the cost of the prob...

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John Stevens

Jun 2, 2017
2 min

Making Your Estate Settlement Go Smoothly Just Got Easier

Estate planning law has been needlessly complicated over the years due to the evolution of the law in general. Since America's founding, we have been moving ...

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John Stevens

May 30, 2017
2 min

Does Will or a Trust Cost More?

I get this question often. Most people who ask it are anxious about how the cost of transferring their hard earned assets at their death. They have heard fro...

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John Stevens

Apr 27, 2016
1 min

When is the right time to get your legal estate affairs wrapped up?

As those of you who do not live under a rock know, Prince (who is also known as the artist formerly known as Prince) passed away last week of unknown causes....

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John Stevens

Aug 28, 2015
2 min

Let’s Talk About Dying

I am a nerd. There, I admitted it. Rather than watching talking heads argue on newschannels or anything on network TV, I regularly check out TED talks on You...

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John Stevens

Jun 29, 2015
3 min

Nine Ways To Avoid Estate Disputes

Many times you hear about some wealthy Hollywood star that died and the estate is a mess. It is probably much more common that you might think for just regul...

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John Stevens

Jun 10, 2015
1 min

How to properly disinherit a troubled heir

Last week, I was talking with a woman from Hendersonville, Tennessee. She was an heir of a fairly substantial estate. She was not, however, as much of an hei...

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John Stevens

Jun 10, 2015
1 min

How this simple advice can save you lots of headaches

I was meeting with a sweet couple from Gibson County recently. Their main concern was avoiding probate costs and delays and they were interested in establish...

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John Stevens

Jun 1, 2015
2 min

3 MUST HAVES to protect your loved ones from immediate emotional, financial, and physical damage onc

At one of my recent educational events, a man asked what he needed protect his family. The most essential thing everyone must have, regardless of their asset...

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John Stevens

Apr 29, 2015
1 min

I Thought Tennessee Didn’t Have an Income Tax?

I just finished up another legislative session. I was speaking before a group a few days ago and I was discussing taxes. A fella in the back chimed in saying...

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John Stevens

Mar 24, 2015
1 min

10 Year Anniversary of Terry Schiavo’s Death

In February of 1990, 26 year old Terry Schiavo collapsed at home. Fifteen years later, on March 31, 2005, Mrs. Schiavo died. In between those two events, th...

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John Stevens

Mar 14, 2015
2 min

Is Our Trust Sufficient?

It happens every few weeks. Someone or a couple comes to one of my live events and asks me about the trust documents they already have. Most recently, I met w...

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