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Salmon & Hewins, LLC
Legal Knowledge
5.0/5.0
Legal Analysis
5.0/5.0
Communication Skills
5.0/5.0
Ethics and Professionalism
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Biography
Charles S. Hewins is always here to help. As a skilled attorney, with over 20 years of knowledge, he will help you understand and feel comfortable throughout the entire process. Charles focuses his practice on Estates and Planning, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, and Social Security Disability. Mr. Hewins strives to have clear and concise communication and has a team behind him who is always available whenever his clients need. Please reach out to us for a free telephone consultation and an ease of mind.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Workers' Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Social Security Disability
Additional Practice Area
- Unemployment Appeals
Fees
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Indiana
- Indiana Supreme Court
- ID Number: 27589-82
- Mississippi
- The Mississippi Bar
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Languages
- English
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Salmon & Hewins, LLC
- - Current
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law
- J.D. (2002)
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- Indiana State University
- B.A. (1999)
Professional Associations
- Mississippi State Bar
- Member
- Current
- State Bar of Indiana  # 27589-82
- Member
- Current
Legal Answers
2 Questions Answered
- Q. Must I pay for a new will if I only want to change executors?
- A: Good news! The answer is no, you do not have to pay for a new will. Indiana law allows for the use of something called a Codicil which makes changing certain details about a will simple and easy.
You will still want to do this with an attorney’s assistance, because there are specific rules about what makes a Codicil valid.
If you haven’t done it in the last 5 or 10 years, this would also be a great time to ask the attorney you meet with to review all of your estate planning documents to determine if other plans need to be made.
I’m glad you’re thinking about these things! It’s always important to periodically review your estate plan.
- Q. How long do you have to transfer willed property into your name?
- A: This is a very good question! However, a good answer requires more information and will be complicated no matter what. When you say they inherited this home, was it through an estate? Is there a deed in their names? If so, the deed would have very important and valuable information about what happens to that property if one of the two sisters die. As a result, it’s not yet possible to answer your question.
Furthermore, you make mention of a will. Usually, professionally prepared wills will give instructions for disposition of real property, and they won’t necessarily specifically identify the property in the will.
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