by James E. Wagner | Jul 6, 2017 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
New legislation affects local governments wanting to prohibit handgun permit holders from possessing handguns on property owned or controlled by local governments. Public Chapter 0467 is the result of House Bill 508 and Senate Bill 445. Note that it does not apply to...
by James E. Wagner | May 26, 2017 | ESTATE PLANNING: BUSINESS, FAMILY AND PERSONAL, TRUSTS AND ESTATE PLANNING, WILLS
An occasional question that comes up in drafting a will, is whether the person making a will can disinherit a child. The simple answer is that in Tennessee, parents can disinherit a son or daughter. No reason needs to be stated in the will. Some think they must leave...
by James E. Wagner | Jan 12, 2017 | ESTATE PLANNING: BUSINESS, FAMILY AND PERSONAL, FIREARMS LAW, TRUSTS AND ESTATE PLANNING, WILLS
In Tennessee, like most states, estates frequently include the decedent’s firearms. There are legal concerns for the executor1 concerning distributing the firearms to beneficiaries or heirs of an estate. These can involve a beneficiary who is disqualified from...
by James E. Wagner | Sep 29, 2016 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
The federal National Firearms Act (NFA) regulates such items as machine guns, short-barrel rifles and shotguns and suppressors. New regulations, effective July 13, 2016 affect so-called gun trusts and possession of items by the executor of the estate of the owner. For...
by James E. Wagner | Aug 2, 2016 | ESTATE PLANNING: BUSINESS, FAMILY AND PERSONAL, TRUSTS AND ESTATE PLANNING, WILLS
What happens when a beneficiary kills the person from whom they would inherit property? Tennessee has what is sometimes called a “slayer statute” that addresses this issue: Tenn. Code Annotated §31-1-106 Any person who kills, or conspires with another to kill, or...
