CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. — During the civil docket call the court granted multiple routine probate and guardianship motions, including approval of executor/administrator fee reimbursements, acceptance of a will for probate, and transfer of a guardianship and conservatorship into Tennessee.

In one estate matter the court approved reimbursement requested by co-executors Amber Ford and her sister for time and expenses; the executors sought reimbursement for 58 combined hours at $50 per hour and additional estate expenses incurred while preparing property for sale. The judge signed the order approving the administrator/executor expenses and attorney fees after counsel confirmed notice to interested parties.

In a separate probate filing, the court accepted the last will and testament of a decedent and approved a petition to admit the will without formal probate where allowed, finding that a diligent search of assets had been conducted and that three unencumbered titled vehicles and two parcels of real property comprised the estate’s assets. In another matter, the court granted a transfer of a guardianship/conservatorship from Wisconsin to Tennessee and instructed counsel to submit a conforming order.

The court also approved the sale of an insolvent estate’s sole real property at a contract price above tax-appraised value after TennCare and other interested parties had been given notice.

Most orders were entered on the record with the judge signing submitted orders; counsel for the estates placed witnesses under oath where testimony or affidavits supported fee or asset claims.