John W. Crow is the founder of Crow Estate Planning and Probate, PLC which focuses on Estate Planning, Probate, and Business Planning.
For years, John's focus has been on creating estate plans that protect clients' legacies as well as to help families navigate the probate process. John is passionate about educating clients on how their estate plan works and making sure that clients understand their plan before they sign. Relationships are the key to any relationship and John strives to understand clients' goals and what they wish to achieve.
John practices law in Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky. He has been practicing law since 2009 after graduating Vanderbilt University and Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He is married and has one son with a daughter on the way. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling to the beach or mountains, reading histories and biographies, and biking the the Lewis and Clark trail. He is an avid competitor and loves college football and basketball.
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
- J.D. (2009) | Law
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- Vanderbilt University
- B.A. (2006) | History
- Honors: cum laude
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- Q. We live in TN. Our landlord just passed away, she has a will and an executor, who do we pay rent to?
- A: I would speak with the attorney for the executor and let him know that you need to pay rent. In Tennessee real estate is not necessarily under the control of the executor. It depends on whether the real estate was made subject to the executor's administration of the estate. If it was not, then the rent may have to be paid directly to the beneficiaries of the real estate in the will. Obviously, I presume you do not know who those persons are. As such, I would just call the attorney for the executor and speak with him/her about the situation and they should be able to provide you more direction.
- Q. I have lost my original will. I have a copy. Should I have it notarized or rewitnessed. It was written over 20 years
- A: I would advise speaking to an estate planning attorney in the area in which you reside. It does sound like a very straightforward plan and would not be very expensive to set up. You could probably plan your estate to have beneficiaries on all your financial accounts such that the only major probate asset would be your home. If your home ifs the only probate asset at your death, the probate costs will be very minimal.
Whatever you decide to do, please make sure that your will is properly prepared and executed. Clients come to me all the time with wills that were not correctly signed and it can be a headache trying to probate them. Best of luck.
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