Fleming Community Library

Troy Phelan, a 78-year-old eccentric and the 10th-richest man in America, is about to read his last will and testament, divvying up an estate worth $11 billion. Phelan's three ex-wives, their grasping spawn, a legion of lawyers, several psychiatrists, and a plethora of sound technicians wait breathlessly, all eyes glued to digital monitors as they watch the old man read his verdict. But Phelan shocks everyone with a bizarre, last-gasp attempt to redistribute...

This book provides the information and encouragement you need to create an estate plan that's right for you. It shows you how to protect your property, provide for children, avoid probate and plan for incapacity. The information in this book will help you formulate your plan and will save you time and money, whether you create your own estate plan or go to a lawyer for assistance.

"This book provides the forms and step-by-step instructions to create a simple, valid will that protects family and property after death. This book explains how to name beneficiaries to inherit assets, choose a guardian for young children, set up trusts for minors, name an executor (and a backup), choose appropriate witnesses, finalize the will, and revoke or change the will if necessary. This book also explains basic estate planning, including steps...

Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art dealer as his second wife. In two marriages, he fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as irresponsible as he was irresistible, he ultimately shrugged off the demands of marriage and parenting to pursue life as an international bon vivant.Raised...

"When Miss Julia hears that Miss Mattie Freeman has passed away, she wishes she'd spent more time getting to know the woman. But the last thing Miss Julia expects is a phone call from Ernest Sitton, Attorney at Law: Miss Julia has been named executor of Mattie's estate -- and it looks like Miss Mattie's last wishes were more generous than her coffers were full. Determined to find something of value for Mattie's beneficiaries, Miss Julia is faced with...

When wealthy Seth Hubbard hangs himself from a sycamore tree and leaves his fortune to his black maid, Jake Brigance once again finds himself embroiled in a fiercely controversial trial -- a trial that will expose old racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history.

"Gaby Dupont knows some men shouldn't be trusted, ever. Especially not high-profile lawyer Jake Chandler. How can she trust the man who might be helping her greedy relatives steal her family fortune? To get the inside scoop on Jakes dealings, and protect herself and her beloved grandmere, Gaby must take a job with the devil himself. Of course, she can't tell him who she really is..."

As a struggling young attorney fresh out of law school, Renny Jacobson was pining for the day he could afford the fast cars and sprawling homes of the partners in his Charlotte firm. And with news of his father's death and an ancient, secret inheritance, Renny's life was sure to change forever. But the inheritance and membership in the clandestine society which provided it soon threatens to change him in more ways than one. Renny's life, and the life...

"When former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her mother's unexpected death, she expects to inherit the family estate, the Elf House. But with the discovery that her mother's will bequeathed the Elf House to a man that Saskia shares a complicated history with, she is forced to reexamine her own past--and the romantic relationship that changed the course of her life--for answers. Can she find a way to claim her heritage while...