Probate

The federal court, as defined by our text books (1), is a three-tiered structure of federal courts, compromising U.S. district courts, U.S. courts of appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The three tiers are district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system. There are 94 district courts, 13 circuit courts, and one Supreme Court throughout the country (2). Federal courts…

The system of state courts is quite diverse; virtually no two states have identical judiciaries. In general, however, the states, like the federal government, have a hierarchically organized system of general courts along with a group of special courts. The lowest level of state courts, often known generically as the inferior courts, may include any of the following: magistrate court, municipal court, justice of the peace court, police court, traffic court, and county court. Such tribunals,…

misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, inheritance, and estate settlements. This type of court goes by different names such as Justice of the Peace Courts, Municipal Courts, Constitutional County Courts, County Courts at Law, and Statutory Probate Courts. Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction: Are the entry point for many cases in the American legal system but this court also hears cases from the courts of limited jurisdiction because they were appealed. The cases that are getting…

Why would you like to be the student speaker at this year’s Commencement Ceremony? I would like to be the student commencement speaker at this year’s commencement ceremony because I believe that my class needs to be inspired to live every of their life on purpose! My story is one of triumph against all odds. I believe that by telling my story and showing them that anything is possible they will be inspired to change the world, one small step at a time. By all accounts, I was not supposed to…

committees, and position I have engaged myself in while at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. My ability to take initiative, to critical thinking, and to problem solve is evident through my participation on the Child Welfare Moot Court Team and the Will’s, Probate and Guardianship Clinic. My exposure to a several different academic disciplines, skillful thinking, and self-motivation renders me a valuable asset for the necessary work of an Associate Attorney at the Law firm of Juan Reyes. I am…

Washington appointed Hamilton as the country's first Secretary of the Treasury in 1789. He held this post until 1795. Alexander Hamilton was a man of great intelligence and ambition. There are disputes regarding Alexander Hamilton's birth date. In the probate court papers from St. Croix, a relative, Peter Lytton, stated that when his mother died, Hamilton was only 13 years old. This indicates 1755 as the year of his birth. However, throughout his life, Hamilton identified 1757 as his birth…

Grande vs. Jennings/McCallum 1 CA-CV 11-0148 The Court of Appeals, State of Arizona 2012 FACTS: The petitioners before the State of Court are Karen Spann Grande (daughter of Robert Spann and the representative of the Spann estate) and Kim Spann (another daughter of Robert Spann). The Respondents before the court are Sarina Jennings and Clinton McCallum, the newest owners of Robert Spann’s estate. Jennings and McCallum hired Trinidad Builders…

way to go about doing this is get a policy for an amount greater than your end of life expenses. So there will be a extra money left after paying for your funeral. To pay off debts after you die After you die, your estate will need to go through probate. Any outstanding debts that you have will be paid with the assets you had at the time of your death. Naturally, if you have liquid assets, they will be used to pay off your debts. But if you have certain physical items of value that you want to…

It was bound to happen in the Prince Rogers Nelson estate as his family of half-siblings and full blood sister all wait and wonder how much of his estate they will get. According to ET, the probate hearing lasted about 12 minutes, but it was the meeting before the court hearing that has Prince's siblings in an uproar. There is a threat to their inheritance that Prince may have had two other children. Approximately 40 minutes before the hearing, the lawyers met in the judge’s chambers to…

Fielding Walden (1855-1890) was born the first child of Delaney and Easter Jackson. As a young child, he learned the skill of field work, by the age of 13, his father had become a property owner, though young his responsibilities were that of an adult. Eventually, he worked as a sharecropper and with his father as a farm laborer. Fielding wed the beautiful Elvira Ellis (1857-1925) a young lady from the Auburn Plantation in Adams County. She was an educated woman, she could read and write.…