Court approves multiple probate and guardianship items during civil docket call
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The court approved executor and administrator fee reimbursements, signed orders admitting wills and converting probate filings to regular probate matters, and accepted transfer orders for a conservatorship from Wisconsin; several routine probate orders were signed at docket call.
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.