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Christie Tournet
Wills, Estates, and Probate Attorney - Mandeville, LA
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With extensive experience in real estate and business management, Christie Tournet & Associates is the consummate business, estate planning, and successions/probate firm. Christie views legal issues through a unique lens and becomes a trusted legal and business adviser.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Louisiana
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Principal Attorney
- Christie Tournet & Associates, LLC
- - Current
- Associate
- Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr Smith, APLC
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- Estate planning, succession, real estate, construction and employment defense
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans
- J.D. (2010) | Civil Law
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- Honors: Probate Highest Grade Award, LaNasa-Greco Scholarship
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- Loyola University New Orleans
- B.B.A. (2003) | Economics, International Business, Spanish
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
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Awards
- The Loyola Law Excellence Award in Probate
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Professional Associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
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- 22nd JDC Bar
- Member
- - Current
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- American Inns of Court
- Member
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- North Shore Estate Planning Council
- Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Louisiana New Home Warranty Act & The LREC Disclosure Form
- CRES Insurance
Speaking Engagements
- Estate Planning, Northshore Kiwanis, mandeville, la
- Northshore Kiwanis
- https://issuu.com/northshorekiwanismandeville/docs/northshore_kiwanis_-_2012-13_award_
- Estate Planning, Northshore Kiwanis, mandeville, la
- Northshore Kiwanis
- https://issuu.com/northshorekiwanismandeville/docs/northshore_kiwanis_-_2012-13_award_
- Estate Planning, Northshore Kiwanis, mandeville, la
- Northshore Kiwanis
Certifications
- Louisiana Statewide Notary Public Commission
- State of Louisiana
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Legal Answers
137 Questions Answered
- Q. If a parent dies in Louisiana without a will, is their children responsible for medical bills?
- A: If you accept a succession's assets, then, you must also accept any related, valid debts. Now, you may be able to negotiate unsecured debts, like medical expenses and credit cards, down, but items like mortgages and taxes will have to be paid in full. If there was no Last Will, and your father had community property, then, you inherit your father's share of the community, but subject to a legal usufruct in favor of the surviving spouse. If he had separate property, children inherit that to the exclusion of a spouse. Please consult with counsel local to you to discuss all specifics of your situation.
- Q. My father passed August of last year, and I don't have any of his account info. How would I go about finding his estate?
- A: You will need to find out if succession has been opened. If there is no Will, then, it really is a race to the courthouse for who first applies for the position, and if any objection is lodged. If your father had a Last Will, it is possible that others could be beneficiaries, but without a Last Will, children inherit separate property.
- Q. My brother passed away earlier this year. He had property that would have gone to his unmarried son.
- A: If the son was alive, when his father passed, then, the son is the rightful owner, by LA intestacy law (no Will) as to his father's property. But, if the son has now also passed, then, you have to look at whether the son had children of his own, any other sibling, or descendants from those siblings, or another parent that survived. La CC Art 891 and 892. A spouse could be third in line as to separate property, but you mention the son was not married. So, only if the son, was not survived by any of those other heirs, would another collateral heir be able to inherit. The collateral closest in blood-degree to the decedent inherits under La CC Art. 896. And, depending upon what all property ... Read More
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