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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — Real Property Estates at Law (Including Farm Leaseholds)
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I. Life Estates - [1.1] Nature and Use of Life Estates
- Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
- [1.2] In General
- [1.3] Taxable Transfers: Taxable Terminations, Taxable Distributions, and Direct Skips
- [1.4] Grandfathered Trusts
- [1.5] Effect of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax on Life Estates
- [1.6] Estate Tax Inclusion Period Rules
- [1.7] Increased Use of Generation-Skipping Transfer Trusts
- [1.8] Sale of Real Estate Subject to Life Estate
- II. Leases
- III. Appendix
- Sample Petition, Trust, and Order for the Sale of Real Estate
- [1.14] Petition To Sell Real Estate and Establish Trust
- [1.15] Trust
- [1.16] Order for Sale of Real Estate and Establishment of Trust
- Sample Leases
- [1.17] Material Participation Crop Share Lease and Management Agreement
- [1.18] Farm Cash Lease and Security Agreement
- Chapter 2 — Illinois Land Trusts
- I. Illinois Land Trusts
- II. [2.5] Use of Illinois Land Trusts for Farm Estate Planning and Farm Gifts
- III. [2.6] Establishing the Illinois Land Trust
- IV. [2.10] Powers and Duties of Trustee
- V. Powers and Duties of Beneficiaries
- VI. [2.18] Residential Properties
- VII. [2.19] Amendments
- VIII. [2.20] Farming Use
- IX. Sale
- X. Appendix
- Keith W. Casteel
Keith W. Casteel
Keith W. Casteel is a Partner with Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, LLP, in Decatur, where he represents business entities of all types, including profit and not-for-profit corporations and limited liability companies, in all aspects of operations, including formations, contractual issues, governance, purchases and sales, and employment matters. He represents sellers and buyers of farmland throughout Illinois and provides advice concerning managing and leasing farmland. He also provides advice on wills, trusts, and estate planning and prepares necessary documents to implement such plans. He is a member of the Illinois State and Decatur Bar Associations, as well as the Fourth District Committee on Character and Fitness of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. Mr. Casteel is a member of the Leading Lawyers Network and was selected as one of the top-ten leading agricultural lawyers in Illinois in 2014 and 2015. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Agricultural Law Committee (serving as its Chair for 2021 – 2022), the American Agricultural Law Association (having served on committees for awards and membership), and Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc. (serving as its treasurer since 2018). He has received the Illinois State Bar Association Lincoln Award, was a member of the Illinois Secretary of State’s Corporation Acts Advisory Committee, is a Past President of the Decatur Bar Association, and is a former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Casteel graduated with honors from Purdue University in Industrial Engineering, where he was a member of the Iron Key and recipient of the G.A. Ross Award as the Outstanding Graduating Senior Man. He is also a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law.
- Thomas G. Hamill
Thomas G. Hamill
Thomas G. Hamill is a Partner at Harrison & Held, LLP, in Springfield, where he focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, gifting strategies, and business succession planning. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council. Mr. Hamill received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Farming Law (Illinois): Property Issues (ARCHIVED 2015 EDITION)
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