With the ever-changing tax environment, many people have wills that not only are outdated, but could be very harmful to the surviving beneficiaries. With the estate tax exemption amount, $1M and under, many people set up their estate plan to provide money being paid into what were called family shelter trusts.Read More

We are pleased to report that we obtained a substantial victory for our clients in the case of Estate of Miya Mitchell.  In this case, sadly, an 11 year old girl was killed along with her mother in a horrible car crash. Read More

Have you recently remarried? Do you or your new spouse have children from a previous marriage? If so, it is time for you to review and revise your estate plan. In Georgia, when you die without a will, the state has laid out a scheme for distributing your assets among your heirs. Your heirs are...Read More

Whenever you start making plans for your estate, be sure to coordinate your Will with your various bank accounts that have named beneficiaries on them.  Many times parents place children on their bank account, but it is only so the children can pay bills for their parents. Read More

We are proud to report that we successfully defended our clients’ position, when their father attempted to omit them from his will.  The father prepared a new will at the insistence of one of his children. Read More

Have you considered who would pay your medical bills if you were in a car crash?  Most people never think about that and when they do, they generally feel that their health insurance will cover the bills.  While this is true, those bills are subject to all of the other limitations built into your health...Read More

We are pleased to announce our successful completion in a recent case in which we were hired to represent the interest of the brothers and sisters of their deceased sister and her small child. Read More

The person who has passed away is identified as the decedent.  A person who is a relative of the decedent is called an heir.  A person who is left something in a will is a beneficiary. Therefore, you can be both a beneficiary and an heir.Read More