Estate Planning and Business Formation for Gallaway, Tennessee

Choose the question you need to address

Planning ahead is different from administering an estate or trust after a death or a change in circumstances. It is also different from forming a business. Start by naming the decision in front of you: what you want a will or trust plan to address, what authority or administration question needs attention, or whether you are considering an LLC, corporation, or partnership.

Dale Law Group, PLLC offers estate planning, probate and trust administration, and business formation services. Formation is distinct from advice about later business disputes, contracts, or employment matters.

• Planning ahead: list the people and property your plan should address, and note any questions about wills, trusts, or decision-making documents.
• Existing matter: identify whether you are dealing with a will, trust, estate administration, or a question about someone’s authority to act.
• Business formation: write down the proposed owners, the entity type you are considering, and the decisions you have not yet resolved.

Prepare a practical first-conversation checklist

Bring a short, organized summary rather than trying to resolve every legal question in advance. A useful starting document is a one-page map of the matter: your goal, the people involved and their roles, relevant documents, property or business interests, and the specific questions you want answered. Keep originals secure and note where records can be found.

• For planning: gather existing wills, trust documents, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and a broad list of assets and intended beneficiaries, if available.
• For an existing estate or trust: note the date and circumstances that prompted the question, the person’s role (such as trustee, executor, or agent), documents received, and any property or records needing attention.
• For formation: record the proposed name and purpose, owners and intended roles, and any decisions still open. The firm’s listed business service is formation, not a promise to provide other business-law services.

Keep decision-making roles distinct

A power of attorney authorizes an agent to act on another person’s behalf, but its scope, duration, and limits matter. A trustee, a court-appointed guardian or conservator, and a government-appointed benefit fiduciary have different roles; one title or document should not be assumed to grant another role’s authority.

Healthcare preferences and authority belong in the healthcare-planning conversation. The Tennessee Advance Directive for Health Care form addresses an agent or alternate and healthcare preferences, with instructions about signing and sharing copies. Questions about financial authority, trust administration, and healthcare decisions should be identified separately.

Gallaway resources and Fayette County records

Gallaway has a municipal directory profile and a listed municipal homepage. The homepage displays resource labels for Land Use & Zoning and Pay Property Taxes Here. These are municipal information links; they do not determine estate-planning requirements or court venue. For a business formation discussion, they may help you locate municipal information relevant to land use or property taxes, but the labels alone do not answer what applies to a particular property or business.

Gallaway is in Fayette County. UT CTAS lists a Fayette County Clerk & Master contact at P.O. Box 220, Somerville, TN 38068, and a separate Register of Deeds contact at P.O. Box 99, Somerville, TN 38068. These may be mailing or contact addresses, so confirm current instructions before visiting. A directory listing or recorded document does not establish the correct procedure, venue, ownership, or title status. The municipal profile is not a court office.

A clear next step

Before speaking with counsel, decide which of the three questions—planning, an existing estate or trust, or formation—best describes your need. Then bring your one-page map and ask what additional documents matter, who has authority to act, and what decisions should be made next. Dale Law Group’s only office is in Murfreesboro; there is no additional Gallaway office.