April 22, 2013 www.knoxfocus.com INSIDEPAGE A1 April 22, 2013 FREE- Take One! State Budget Contains Funds to help South Knoxville FOCUS Weekly Poll* State Senator Becky Massey credited Governor Knox County which have have been struggling to continued. “These funds Massey (R-Knoxville) said Haslam, Knox County Mayor pledged $20,000 each. remain open and I was will be used in the marketing In your opinion, last Friday that Governor Bill Tim Burchett and Knoxville “It is my hope that these committed to finding them efforts to assist our South Haslam included a $30,000 Mayor Madeline Rogero funds will help leverage the some relief from the State Knoxville businesses should the economic development for helping members of dollars being invested by of Tennessee.” that have been adversely grant to the Legacy Parks the Knox County legislative Knoxville and Knox County “ We e s p e c i a l l y affected by the Henley Tennessee Foundation in the state’s delegation receive the to help our small businesses appreciate Governor Street bridge closure.” budget legislation passed money. in South Knoxville to remain Haslam’s willingness to The bridge is scheduled to Valley Authority by the General Assembly The funds will be matched viable,” said Senator invest state dollars in our reopen February 28, 2014. (TVA) be last week. by the City of Knoxville and Massey. “These businesses local businesses,” Massey privatized? Old furniture YES 19.13% finds new life at EAST KNOX PROFESSIONALS POISED TO TAKE FLIGHT NO 80.87% Survey conducted Refind Design April 18, 2013. By Tasha Mahurin * Focus Weekly Polls are conducted [email protected] by an independent, professional polling company. “Antiques were a hobby of mine,” Lisa Norton of Refind Design told The Focus. “I began refinish- Knox Countians ing furniture to stay busy while staying home with Solidly Against TVA my grandchildren.” Being Privatized What began as a hobby has become a retire- By Focus Staff ment business for Lisa and her husband Marty This week’s Knoxville who opened a storefront Focus poll asked voters the for their business earlier question, “In your opinion, this year. Refind Design, should the Tennessee Valley located at 6259 Rutledge Authority be privatized”? Pike, sells repurposed More than 80% of furniture, antiques, and likely voters said that no, unique home décor. They TVA should not be priva- truly offer something for tized. Only slightly more everyone and are an inte- than 19% believe TVA rior designer’s dream. should be privatized. Recycled or repur- More than 90% of respon- posed furniture has PHOTO BY DAN ANDREWS. dents in the Second Dis- become a popular trend Councilman Duane Grieves and Carolyn Pointer Neil of Elder Advocates meet Inga the red-tailed hawk and trict were against priva- in home décor over the her handler, Adam Patterson of the Knoxville Zoo, before last week’s East Knoxville Business and Professional tizing TVA. The response last few years, howev- Association breakfast meeting at the zoo. Members learned about the zoo’s economic impact for the county and its both inside the City of er, their affordable prices plans for continuing success in 2013. The next EKB&PA meeting will be held May 16 at the Knoxville Chamber of Knoxville and Knox County sets Refind Design apart Commerce. For more information on the group, please visit www.eastknox.org. was strong in every seg- Continue on page 3 ment of the community. Work to start on new juvenile court facilities By Tasha Mahurin Currently, three Child Sup- [email protected] port magistrates hold hear- The ground breaking cer- ing on the third floor of the emony for the expansion old Courthouse in down- of the Knox County Juve- town Knoxville. Juvenile nile Court boasted a vir- Court hearings are held at tual Who’s Who of govern- the Division Street facil- ment. Juvenile Court Judge ity, which sits beside the Tim Irwin, an unmistakable Richard L. Bean Juvenile presence with his height of Detention Center. Cathy 6 feet and seven inches, Quist Shanks, the Clerk sat under a tent as Circuit of the Circuit, Civil Ses- Court Judge Dale Work- sions and Juvenile Courts, man warmed up the crowd maintains a staff at both of more than 200 people. the juvenile facility and Both Knoxville Mayor Mad- at the old courthouse. eline Rogero and Knox “Judge Irwin’s vision County Mayor Tim Bur- should make things much chett spoke, as did Tony easier for everyone,” Norman, Chairman of the Shanks explained. ”It will Knox County Commission. basically put all juvenile The current facility, services at one location.” named for the late Juve- The expansion, recom- nile Judge Carey E. Garrett, mended by Mayor Bur- is to undergo an 11,000 chett and funded by the square foot, $3 million Knox County Commis- expansion. Judge Irwin sion, will create room for PHOTO BY DAN ANDREWS. hopes the expansion of Child Support Division the Division Street juve- magistrates and person- Pictured at the ground-breaking for the new court rooms are Board of Trustees Chairman Terry Henley, Center Director Rich- nile court will create a more nel. New courtrooms ard Bean, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, County Commissioner Brad Anders, County Commissioner Dr. Richard Briggs, consolidated process. Continue on page 2 County Commission Chairman Tony Norman, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Judge Tim Irwin. We fix, buy, and sell old or antique clocks! PAGE A2 The Knoxville FOCUS April 22, 2013 Focus on the Law FOCUS Introduction to Probate Court Part 2 When a person deceased at the permutations of what size she will have to show that Weekly Poll dies, the real and time of his or her share goes to whom. For any inheritance taxes have personal proper- death. The per- example, if the deceased been satisfied and obtain In your opinion, should the ty of that person sonal represen- was not married and had a release from TennCare. must be distrib- tative will have no children, the remainder He or she will also have to Tennessee Valley Authority uted according to post a bond of his or her estate goes to obtain receipts from each to law. In Ten- with the court his or her parents. If there of the estate beneficia- (TVA) be privatized? nessee, this law to insure faithful are no surviving parents, ries acknowledging that may be found in By Sharon performance of the remainder goes to the they received the assets Yes Frankenberg, the Tennessee his or her duties. surviving brothers and sis- to which they are entitled. Attorney at Law 19.13% Code Annotated. Also, the person- ters and to the children of Finally, they will need to file If the person died al representa- each deceased brothers a closing order with the Pro- with a valid will, the prop- tive must file an inventory and sisters by representa- bate Court so that the judge No erty of the deceased gen- of all of the assets of the tion. So, if the deceased can legally close the estate. 80.87% erally passes according to estate within 60 days of his had one surviving brother Obviously, this arti- the terms of the will. If the or her appointment. The and one deceased sister cle does not cover every person died without a valid personal representative with two surviving chil- issue which might arise. By Age Public Private Total will, that person is said to must give notice to all of dren, the remainder of the You should always con- 18-29 [None] 100.00% 1 have died intestate. The the deceased’s creditors so estate would go one–half tact an attorney to get 30-49 20.00% 80.00% 40 Probate Court will appoint that they might file claims to the surviving brother and advice and assistance with an individual to handle the against the estate. Periodic one-fourth to each of the your unique situation. 50-65 21.32% 78.68% 136 intestate estate. This indi- accountings of all receipts deceased sister’s two chil- 65+ 17.80% 82.20% 236 vidual is referred to as a and payments must be dren. Keep in mind that Sharon Frankenberg Tota 19.13% (79) 80.87% (334) 413 personal representative. made by the Personal Rep- whether there is a will or is an experienced attor- The surviving spouse or the resentative to the court. not, the surviving spouse ney licensed in Tennes- By District deceased’s children should How is the property divid- in entitled to certain mini- see since 1988. She is a 1 25.00% 75.00% 32 be considered by the Court ed when there is no will? mum distributions and pro- sole practitioner who han- 2 9.62% 90.38% 52 to act as the personal rep- As you would expect, the tections under state law. dles foreclosures, land- resentative. Once appoint- surviving spouse and sur- See Tennessee Code Anno- lord-tenant, probate, col- 3 11.11% 88.89% 45 ed, the clerk of the Probate viving children take certain tated Section 31-4-101. lections and general civil 4 23.73% 76.27% 59 Court will issue documents shares but heirs can come In order to close the pro- matters. She represents 5 16.00% 84.00% 50 or letters of administration, in all shapes and sizes. The bate estate, the personal Social Security disability 6 27.91% 72.09% 43 which authorize the person- law on intestate succes- representative will have claimants and represents 7 17.95% 82.05% 39 al representative to close sion may be found in Ten- to document that he or creditors in bankruptcy pro- out the deceased’s bank nessee Code Annotated she gave proper notice to ceedings.