John Stevens
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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...
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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...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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