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Emmack Probate and Estate Law Group

219 Third Avenue North, Franklin, TN 37064

Franklin probate and estate practice serving Williamson, Davidson and Rutherford counties. Shanone Emmack assists executors in administering estates under court supervision and litigates will contests, executor and beneficiary conflicts, breach of fiduciary duty claims and partition of inherited property. She also handles conservatorships, including emergency conservatorships.

Solo PracticeServes 3 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationConservatorship

1-615-920-0906

Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC

725 Cool Springs Boulevard, Suite 600, Franklin, TN 37067

Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin is a downtown Nashville firm of 29 lawyers with a Franklin office, practicing for more than 80 years. Its estate planning and probate team represents families and fiduciaries in probate and trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and estate and fiduciary litigation, and builds business succession plans.

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1-615-244-4994

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Probate in Williamson County

Probate Court Record

Williamson County Chancery Court

Williamson County · 21st Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Office

135 Fourth Avenue South, Franklin, TN 37064

Files probate

Probate - Estates

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Allowed

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Settling a trust in Tennessee happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeTenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysTenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-813(b); § 35-15-1005Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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Settling an estate in Tennessee: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 60 daysTenn. Code Ann. § 30-2-301Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsT.C.A. §§ 30-2-306, 30-2-307, 30-2-310, 30-2-314, 30-2-317Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.

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