{"id":585,"date":"2024-08-06T12:11:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T17:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhslawfirm.com\/?page_id=585"},"modified":"2024-11-17T22:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T04:53:08","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhslawfirm.com\/?page_id=585","title":{"rendered":"News About Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"585\" class=\"elementor elementor-585\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-marvy_enable_drop_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_fancy_rotate=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_flying_object=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_ripples_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_waves_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_rings_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_topology_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_gradient_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_snow_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_firework_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_cloud_animation=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d2272 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6d2272\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9530308 elementor-widget__width-inherit premium-floating-effects-yes eael-dual-header-content-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-dual-color-header\" data-id=\"9530308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;premium_fe_trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;premium_fe_direction&quot;:&quot;alternate&quot;,&quot;premium_fe_loop&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;premium_fe_easing&quot;:&quot;easeInOutSine&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-dual-color-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-dual-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title eael-dch-title\"><span class=\"eael-dch-title-text eael-dch-title-lead lead solid-color\">News<\/span> <span class=\"eael-dch-title-text\">About Law<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"eael-dch-separator-wrap\"><span class=\"separator-one\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator-two\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-dch-svg-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-newspaper\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M552 64H88c-13.255 0-24 10.745-24 24v8H24c-13.255 0-24 10.745-24 24v272c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56h472c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V88c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24zM56 400a8 8 0 0 1-8-8V144h16v248a8 8 0 0 1-8 8zm236-16H140c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-8c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h152c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v8c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12zm208 0H348c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-8c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h152c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v8c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12zm-208-96H140c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-8c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h152c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v8c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12zm208 0H348c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-8c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h152c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v8c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12zm0-96H140c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-40c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h360c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v40c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-marvy_enable_drop_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_fancy_rotate=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_flying_object=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_ripples_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_waves_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_rings_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_topology_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_gradient_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_snow_animation_count=\"200\" data-marvy_snow_animation_size=\"10\" data-marvy_snow_animation_color=\"#ffffff\" data-marvy_snow_animation_shadow_color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-marvy_snow_animation_shadow_size=\"10\" data-marvy_enable_snow_animation=\"true\" data-marvy_enable_firework_animation=\"false\" data-marvy_enable_cloud_animation=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709a06b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"709a06b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf7d6a elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8bf7d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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This raises a critical question for chancery practitioners: may a chancellor award joint physical custody if it was not specifically requested in the pleadings? The Short Answer Yes.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2025\/01\/09\/the-attestation-requirement-for-a-will-estate-of-roberts-v-johnson\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The \u201cattestation\u201d requirement for a will: Estate of Roberts v. Johnson<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on January 9, 2025 at 1:15 pm <\/small><p>By: Donald E. Campbell Michael E. Roberts died on December 19, 2016. Believing that he died intestate, Teresa Herd \u2013 the mother of Michael\u2019s child \u2013 sought to open an estate appointing herself as administrator. Thereafter, Bryan Williams (Michael\u2019s nephew), intervened claiming that a 2001 will (which named Bryan as a beneficiary and executor) was<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2025\/01\/02\/happy-new-year-and-a-question\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Happy New Year!  And a Question<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on January 2, 2025 at 6:36 pm <\/small><p>By: Donald Campbell Happy New Year to all! I\u2019m getting back into the groove here at the law school and an interesting topic has been circulating on a Property Professor list serve I follow: should the Rule Against Perpetuities still be taught in the first year Property law course? This same topic circulated on the<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2024\/11\/20\/the-key-to-mckee-analyzing-the-reasonableness-of-attorneys-fees\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The key to \u201cMcKee\u201d: Analyzing The Reasonableness of Attorney\u2019s Fees<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on November 20, 2024 at 1:15 pm <\/small><p>By: Donald E. Campbell In two recent cases the Mississippi Court of Appeals has addressed the award of attorney\u2019s fees in estate matters. In the first case, Estate of Watson v. Watson, 2024 WL 4354006 (Miss. Ct. App. 2024) the court reversed the chancellor based on the award of attorney\u2019s fees over other creditor claims<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2024\/10\/30\/when-can-a-person-be-presumed-dead-an-analysis-of-miss-code-ann-%C2%A7-13-1-23-and-the-2024-amendment\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">When can a person be presumed dead?  An analysis of Miss. Code Ann \u00a7 13-1-23 and the 2024 Amendment<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on October 30, 2024 at 1:15 pm <\/small><p>By: Donald Campbell There is a longstanding common law rule that a person who has been absent for an extended period of time can be presumed to be dead. See Thayer, A Preliminary Treatise on Evidence at the Common Law pp. 319-324 (1898). Mississippi has codified this common law rule since at least 1856, and<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2024\/10\/18\/the-need-to-clarify-the-reasonable-necessary-standard-with-regard-to-easements-by-necessity\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The need to clarify the \u201creasonable necessary\u201d standard with regard to easements by necessity<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on October 18, 2024 at 5:14 pm <\/small><p>By: Donald Campbell Word v. U.S. Bank, 2024 WL 4489615 (Miss. Ct. App. 2024), is a case decided by the Mississippi Court of Appeals about an easement by necessity.\u00a0 While the court ultimately reached the correct decision based on Mississippi law, the opinion included some analysis that needs to be clarified\/corrected in future cases for<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2024\/10\/15\/reimbursement-alimony-what-it-is-and-when-to-seek-it\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reimbursement Alimony:  What it is and when to seek it<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on October 15, 2024 at 1:51 pm <\/small><p>By: Professor Deborah H. Bell Three types of alimony (periodic, lump sum, and rehabilitative) are well-established \u00a0in Mississippi. A fourth type \u2013 reimbursement alimony \u2013 was recently recognized by the court of appeals for the first time since its adoption by the supreme court in 1999. The decision opens the door for broader application of<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2024\/10\/11\/jones-v-curtis-serve-a-rule-81-summons-on-your-counter-petition-or-else\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jones v. Curtis: Serve a Rule 81 Summons on your Counter-Petition or Else<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on October 11, 2024 at 1:15 pm <\/small><p>By: Chancellor Troy Odom (Rankin County Chancery Court) \u201cThe party who brings suit confers by that act all necessary personal jurisdiction as to himself.\u201d Miss. Chancery Practice \u00a7 2.13 at 37 (2017 ed.). That\u2019s axiomatic, right? In a circuit or federal court practice, a defendant who files a counterclaim does not serve a Rule 4<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2024\/10\/08\/enforcing-an-oral-contract-to-transfer-land-equitable-estoppel\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enforcing an oral contract to transfer land \u2013 Equitable estoppel<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on October 8, 2024 at 2:02 pm <\/small><p>By: Donald Campbell William Howard, Jr.\u00a0and John Carpenter Nelson, Jr. own property in Forrest County, Mississippi just north of Camp Shelby.\u00a0 The area is wooded and undeveloped.\u00a0 There is a \u201cwoods road\u201d that runs from a paved road (Northgate Road) that traverses the land owned by Howard and Nelson, but the location of the road<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterchancery.com\/2024\/10\/04\/podcast-recommendation-and-request-for-suggestions\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Podcast recommendation \u2014 and request for suggestions<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/betterchancery.com\" target=\"\" title=\"betterchancery.com\">Donald Campbell (The Better Chancery Practice Blog)<\/a> on October 4, 2024 at 1:15 pm <\/small><p>By: Donald Campbell I am going to be traveling over the next couple of days. I really enjoy listening to podcasts while I am driving. So, I thought I would recommend a podcast that I came across on my last trip and ask for suggestions from you for good podcasts. The podcast that I would<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/glen-campbell-last-will-testament-dispute-shows-importance-transparent-estate-planning\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Glen Campbell Last Will and Testament Dispute Shows Importance of Transparent Estate Planning<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on January 26, 2018 at 10:31 pm <\/small><p>Music legend Glen Campbell, who passed away last year after a lengthy and public bout with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, has been nominated posthumously for a Grammy award for his song, \u201cArkansas Farmboy.\u201d But sadly he is in the news now for a very different reason: a family legal battle over his estate. A Nashville court hearing<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/much-will-cost-prepare-tennessee-four-things-consider\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How Much Should it Cost to Prepare a Will Tennessee? Four Things to Consider\u2026<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on December 18, 2017 at 9:41 pm <\/small><p>How much should you expect to pay to have your will or other estate planning documents put in place? As you might expect, that will depend on the nature of your estate planning needs, and the nature of the law firm you retain. Because the fee can vary greatly among legal service providers, it makes<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/best-time-put-power-attorney-place-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why the Best Time to Put a Power of Attorney (POA) in Place is Now<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on September 5, 2017 at 7:37 pm <\/small><p>A General Durable Power of Attorney is one of four basic estate planning documents I recommend for every client, along with a Last Will and Testament, a Living Will, and a Health Care Power of Attorney. They often ask, \u201cWhy do I need a Power of Attorney (POA)? I have all my faculties and am<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/6-reasons-need-will-2-reasons-shouldnt-wait\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">6 Reasons Why You Need a Will (and 2 reasons why you shouldn\u2019t wait)<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on July 18, 2017 at 6:38 pm <\/small><p>Procrastination is one of the biggest hurdles we all face in getting our estate planning done. Most Tennesseans know they need a will and other coordinated documents in place. We intend to get to it at some point, but feel\u00a0too busy, or lack the pressing motivation, to contact an attorney and complete this essential life<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/assets-really-held-revocable-living-trust\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What Assets are Really Held in My Revocable Living Trust?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on May 25, 2017 at 7:24 pm <\/small><p>A Revocable Living Trust is a\u00a0common and popular\u00a0tool of estate planning. As opposed to trusts that are created in a will and take effect after a person\u2019s death, a living trust is created by a person (called the Grantor) during their\u00a0life. The trust can own any of their assets; it names a trustee to handle<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/find-entitled-inheritance\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How Do I Find Out if I Am Entitled to an Inheritance?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on April 26, 2017 at 5:25 pm <\/small><p>What can\u00a0you do if a loved one passes away and you did not have a close relationship? Maybe your father is in a second marriage with children and you only spoke with him a few times a year. Or you are recently estranged from a family member or their close circle. You know that you<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/millennials-need-estate-planning\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">(Why) Do Millennials Need Estate Planning?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on March 7, 2017 at 7:38 pm <\/small><p>Most estate planning clients are either retired, elderly folks who are thinking about how to best leave their assets to their\u00a0adult children and grandchildren, or are middle aged married couples making sure they have the right plan in place in case they pass away unexpectedly and leave minor children behind. Naming a guardian for the<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/carrie-fisherdebbie-reynolds-scenario-happens-heir-die-day\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carrie Fisher\/Debbie Reynolds Scenario: What Happens if my Heir and I Die Days Apart?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on January 24, 2017 at 10:10 pm <\/small><p>We were all shocked and saddened when film star Debbie Reynolds passed away just one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher. Not only is it an extremely emotional time for the family, dealing with two deaths at the same time can complicate inheritance questions. For example, what if Ms. Fisher\u2019s will left half of<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/resolve-secure-estate-plan-2017\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Resolve to Secure Your Estate Plan in 2017<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on January 12, 2017 at 6:24 pm <\/small><p>It\u2019s January! New Year\u2019s resolutions are in full swing. We are collectively hitting the gym and committed to our diets (for now). Here is another resolution you might want to consider: let 2017\u00a0be the year you (finally) get your estate plan in order. Most of my will clients tell me they have been intending to<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\/holidays-great-time-get-estate-plan-order\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Holidays are a Great Time to Get Your Estate Plan in Order<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\" target=\"\" title=\"www.tennesseeestatelawblog.com\">Don Byrd (Tennessee Estate Law Blog)<\/a> on December 6, 2016 at 10:07 pm <\/small><p>Are you one of the 55% of American adults who do not have a Last Will and Testament in place? Or did you prepare yours years ago and need to revisit your estate plan? If so, the holidays can be a great time to get your affairs in order. 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