Probate and Estates

CLIENTS SEEKING OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF THE AREA REPRESENTATION INCLUDING TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN REGARD TO WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ELDER LAW, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PITTSFIELD, PIKE COUNTY, MOUNT STERLING, BROWN COUNTY, BEARDSTOWN, CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

CLIENTS SEEKING OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF THE AREA REPRESENTATION INCLUDING TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN REGARD TO WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ELDER LAW, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PITTSFIELD, PIKE COUNTY, MOUNT STERLING, BROWN COUNTY, BEARDSTOWN, CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS. We have decades of experience providing zealous representation, free of conflicts of interest, including for a variety of out of the area

September 4, 2020

ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND TRUST SETTLEMENT, EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY, A RESIDENT OF COLORADO HIRED US TO REPRESENT HER IN REGARD TO A TRUST CASE IN DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS. THE CLIENT’S FATHER PASSED AWAY HAVING A TRUST IN EXCESS OF A MILLION DOLLARS AND INSTEAD OF LEAVING EVERYTHING TO HIS ONLY CHILD, HE GAVE HER AN INCOME INTEREST OF $500.00 PER MONTH DURING HER LIFETIME AND UPON HER DEATH, ANY ACCRUED BUT UNDISTRIBUTED INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL, WAS TO BE RECEIVED BY OUR CLIENT’S TWO (2) CHILDREN. OUR CLIENT’S FATHER APPOINTED A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN IN DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS AS THE TRUSTEE. SOON AFTER THE DEATH OF OUR CLIENT’S FATHER, THE TRUSTEE, WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST, PAID HIMSELF A LUMP SUM $50,000.00 FEE. AFTER THAT, BECAUSE THE TRUSTEE WAS A LIFE INSURANCE SALES MAN, HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SELL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES TO THE TRUST AND/OR THE BENEFICIARIES IN ORDER TO EXTRACT MORE MONEY FROM THE TRUST. ONCE WE WERE HIRED, WE FILED SUIT IN PERRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SOON AFTER THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED, WE TOOK THE DISCOVERY DEPOSITION OF THE ROGUE TRUSTEE. AFTER THAT, ONCE WE HAD HIM PINNED DOWN, WE SETTLED THE CASE. OUR CLIENT HAD THE COOPERATION OF HER TWO (2) ADULT CHILDREN. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CASE WAS THAT THE TRUST WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE DISSOLVED WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE ACCRUED BUT UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME, AND PRINCIPAL, BEING IMMEDIATELY PAID TO OUR CLIENT. OUT CLIENT THEN MADE GIFTS TO HER TWO (2) CHILDREN, AND THEN UPDATED HER ESTATE PLAN SO THAT HER TWO (2) CHILDREN WOULD RECEIVE HER ESTATE, WHICH THEN INCLUDED THE RECOVERY OF MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS, UPON HER DEATH. AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM EDWARDS COUNTY, ALBION, GRAYVILLE AND WEST SALEM, WAYNE COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE CITY AND CISNE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MOUNT VERNON, NASON AND INA, ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND TRUST SETTLEMENT, EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY, A RESIDENT OF COLORADO HIRED US TO REPRESENT HER IN REGARD TO A TRUST CASE IN DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS. THE CLIENT’S FATHER PASSED AWAY HAVING A TRUST IN EXCESS OF A MILLION DOLLARS AND INSTEAD OF LEAVING EVERYTHING TO HIS ONLY CHILD, HE GAVE HER AN INCOME INTEREST OF $500.00 PER MONTH DURING HER LIFETIME AND UPON HER

August 28, 2020

METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXPERIENCED WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM, ESTATE LITIGATION LAW FIRM, (CONFIDENTIAL) CASE – RED BUD (RANDOLPH COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE, JACKSONVILLE (MORGAN COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) CASE – BELLEVILLE (ST. CLAIR COUNTY), ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENT FROM CAIRO, ALEXANDER COUNTY, MOUNDS, PULASKI COUNTY, METROPOLIS, MASSAC COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXPERIENCED WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM, ESTATE LITIGATION LAW FIRM, (CONFIDENTIAL) CASE – RED BUD (RANDOLPH COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE, JACKSONVILLE (MORGAN COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) CASE – BELLEVILLE (ST. CLAIR COUNTY), ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENT FROM CAIRO, ALEXANDER COUNTY, MOUNDS, PULASKI COUNTY, METROPOLIS, MASSAC COUNTY, ILLINOIS. We have decades if experience in regard to will contests, trust disputes, estate litigation, probate claims, and related cases. Blake Behme Gilbreth Links, P.C.

August 24, 2020

ELDER LAW CASES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PAXTON, FORD COUNTY, CHAMPAIGN, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, DANVILLE, VERMILION COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

ELDER LAW CASES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PAXTON, FORD COUNTY, CHAMPAIGN, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, DANVILLE, VERMILION COUNTY, ILLINOIS. We attempt to exceed the expectations of our clients. We have a law firm policy of an initial no charge contact. We listen to what prospective clients have to say. We look forward to inquiries and contacts to determine if we can be of any assistance. Blake Behme Gilbreth Links, P.C.

August 21, 2020

MASCOUTAH, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS, WHEN IT IS ANTICIPATED THERE WILL BE A WILL OR TRUST CONTEST, WE WERE HIRED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO AN ELDERLY FARMING COUPLE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THEY HAD SEVERAL DAUGHTERS. THEIR INTENT WAS THAT THE DAUGHTER THAT STAYED ON THE FARM, AND WORKED THE FARM FOR DECADES, WOULD RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR CLIENTS. AFTER WE BECOME INVOLVED, WE DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER DAUGHTER, WHO WAS NOT ENGAGED IN FARMING OPERATIONS, HAS SECURED A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM OUR CLIENTS AND WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER LAW FIRM IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY. WHEN WE BECAME INVOLVED, THERE WAS A TRUST WITH SIX (6) AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUST. AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE DOCUMENTS, WE DETERMINED THAT THE EXISTING ESTATE PLAN OF OUR NEW CLIENTS DID NOT PROVIDE FOR THE DAUGHTER THAT STAYED IN FARMING TO RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF HER PARENTS. RATHER, THE OTHER DAUGHTER, WHO HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY, AND THE LAW FIRM IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY THAT WAS INVOLVED HAD STRUCTURED THE ESTATE PLAN SUCH THAT THE DAUGHTER WHO STAYED IN FARMING WOULD ONLY HAVE A LIFE ESTATE IN THE FARM. FURTHER, UPON HER DEATH, THE FARM WAS THEN TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE DAUGHTER WHO STAYED IN FARMING AND THE OTHER DAUGHTERS, WHICH WAS NOT AT ALL WHAT OUR CLIENTS WISHED. ONCE WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS OCCURRING, WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CHANGE THE ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS OF OUR CLIENTS, THE ELDERLY FARMING COUPLE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DAUGHTER WHO STAYED IN FARMING WOULD RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR CLIENTS. INCLUDED IN THE NEW ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WAS A WILL CONTEST CLAUSE THAT WAS BASICALLY IMPREGNABLE. IN FACT, UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR ELDERLY CLIENTS, THE SISTER WHO HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY ATTEMPTED TO FIND ANOTHER LAW FIRM THAT COULD SET ASIDE THE WILL AND TRUST BASED NOTWITHSTANDING THE IMPREGNABLE WILL CONTEST CLAUSE. THAT LAW FIRM DETERMINED THAT THE ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WERE DRAFTED IN A MANNER THAT COULD WITHSTAND ANY WILL OR TRUST CONTEST, INCLUDING ON APPEAL AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM THE PEKIN, TAZEWELL COUNTY, EUREKA, WOODFORD COUNTY, BLOOMINGTON, MCLEAN COUNTY, AREA.

MASCOUTAH, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS, WHEN IT IS ANTICIPATED THERE WILL BE A WILL OR TRUST CONTEST, WE WERE HIRED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO AN ELDERLY FARMING COUPLE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THEY HAD SEVERAL DAUGHTERS. THEIR INTENT WAS THAT THE DAUGHTER THAT STAYED ON THE FARM, AND WORKED THE FARM FOR DECADES, WOULD RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR CLIENTS. AFTER

August 4, 2020

METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION LAW FIRM, ESTATE LITIGATION LAW FIRM, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE – WHITEHALL (GREENE COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE – JERSEYVILLE (JERSEY COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE – HIGHLAND (MADISON COUNTY), ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM ALBION, EDWARDS COUNTY, MOUNT CARMEL, WABASH COUNTY, OLNEY, RICHLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION LAW FIRM, ESTATE LITIGATION LAW FIRM, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE – WHITEHALL (GREENE COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE – JERSEYVILLE (JERSEY COUNTY), ILLINOIS, (CONFIDENTIAL) ESTATE – HIGHLAND (MADISON COUNTY), ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM ALBION, EDWARDS COUNTY, MOUNT CARMEL, WABASH COUNTY, OLNEY, RICHLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS. We have decades of experience in regard to will contests, trust disputes, estate litigation, probate claims, and related cases. Blake Behme Gilbreth Links, P.C.

July 21, 2020

BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATES AND TRUSTS LAW ATTORNEYS, ESTABLISHED LAW FIRM PROVIDING EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO PROBATE LITIGATION, WILLS AND TRUSTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, GUARDIANSHIPS, ESTATE SETTLEMENTS, BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES, ESTATE PLANNING, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAID PLANNING, ELDER LAW CASES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX LAW COUNSELORS AND LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JERSEYVILLE, JERSEY COUNTY, GRANITE CITY, MADISON COUNTY, GREENVILLE, BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATES AND TRUSTS LAW ATTORNEYS, ESTABLISHED LAW FIRM PROVIDING EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO PROBATE LITIGATION, WILLS AND TRUSTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, GUARDIANSHIPS, ESTATE SETTLEMENTS, BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES, ESTATE PLANNING, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAID PLANNING, ELDER LAW CASES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX LAW COUNSELORS AND LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JERSEYVILLE, JERSEY COUNTY, GRANITE CITY, MADISON COUNTY, GREENVILLE, BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS. We have decades of experience providing

June 8, 2020

I NEED A WILL CONTEST LAWYER! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE AND TRUST DISPUTES AND CONTESTS, PETERSBURG, MENARD COUNTY, LINCOLN, LOGAN COUNTY, CLINTON, DE WITT COUNTY.

I NEED A WILL CONTEST LAWYER! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE AND TRUST DISPUTES AND CONTESTS, PETERSBURG, MENARD COUNTY, LINCOLN, LOGAN COUNTY, CLINTON, DE WITT COUNTY. We have decades of experience obtaining great results from clients in a wide variety of contested issues, including, but not limited to, will contests, trust disputes, estate claims, removal of executor, actions against trustees, contested accounts, hidden assets, investigation, discovery techniques and depositions in regard to estate and trust cases and other

May 16, 2020

I NEED A GUARDIANSHIP FOR MY PARENTS! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM REPRESENTING CLIENTS SEEKING GUARDIANSHIP OF A PARENT, A CHILD OR ANOTHER, CARLINVILLE, MACOUPIN COUNTY, LITCHFIELD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VANDALIA, FAYETTE COUNTY.

I NEED A GUARDIANSHIP FOR MY PARENTS! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM REPRESENTING CLIENTS SEEKING GUARDIANSHIP OF A PARENT, A CHILD OR ANOTHER, CARLINVILLE, MACOUPIN COUNTY, LITCHFIELD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VANDALIA, FAYETTE COUNTY. We listen to what our clients have to say, we craft a plan of representation designed to meet the facts and circumstances of our client. We have decades of experience providing excellent legal representation. Blake Behme Gilbreth Links, P.C.

April 29, 2020

GETTING A WILL. NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000.00) ESTATE AND TRUST SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM, METRO EAST ESTATE DISPUTE AND PROBATE LAWYERS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM TAYLORVILLE, PANA, CHRISTIAN COUNTY, SULLIVAN, BETHANY, MOULTRIE COUNTY AND SHELBYVILLE, WINDSOR, SHELBY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WE TOOK OVER REPRESENTATION FOR AN OUT-OF-TOWN CLIENT AFTER SHE THOUGHT HER PREVIOUS ATTORNEYS MAY HAVE HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, GIVEN FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. WE WERE ABLE TO PROCEED EXPEDITIOUSLY IN REGARD TO RELEVANT ISSUES, AND AFTER A FEW COURT PROCEEDINGS, WITHOUT A TRIAL WE WERE ABLE TO REACH A SETTLEMENT, WITHOUT A MEDIATOR OR ARBITRATOR, WHEREIN OUR CLIENT RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF $900,000.00 TAX FREE.

GETTING A WILL. NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000.00) ESTATE AND TRUST SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM, METRO EAST ESTATE DISPUTE AND PROBATE LAWYERS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM TAYLORVILLE, PANA, CHRISTIAN COUNTY, SULLIVAN, BETHANY, MOULTRIE COUNTY AND SHELBYVILLE, WINDSOR, SHELBY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WE TOOK OVER REPRESENTATION FOR AN OUT-OF-TOWN CLIENT AFTER SHE THOUGHT HER PREVIOUS ATTORNEYS MAY HAVE HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, GIVEN FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. WE WERE ABLE TO PROCEED EXPEDITIOUSLY IN REGARD TO

April 20, 2020