by Joel Roettger | May 13, 2020 | Estate Planning
UPDATE 2: Now extended through September 30. See Executive Order No. 61. UPDATE: Now extended through August 28. See Executive Order No. 52. Original Post: On May 12, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 37 (pdf). The new Order extends...
by Joel Roettger | Apr 10, 2020 | Estate Planning
On April 9, 2020, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order No. 26. It temporarily addresses a dilemma that estate planners and other attorneys have been struggling with ever since the state of Tennessee went into lockdown in response to the COVID-19 virus. How do you...
by Joel Roettger | Sep 25, 2019 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Section 5 of the most recent Probate Omnibus Bill, Public Chapter No. 340, adds a new section to Tennessee Code § 31-1-104. Section (d) provides: In a proceeding to determine letters of guardianship or conservatorship, the court shall be vested with the authority to...
