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When the Best Outcome Isn’t the One You Envisioned

We recently assisted a client who was attempting to overturn his father’s will. The father and his son (our client) had had a falling out and were  not speaking to each other at the time the father executed his will. However, at some point after...
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When Good Attorneys Have to Deliver Bad News

A recent Court of Appeals decision confirms what we have told clients for years: Not every case is a good case. When you hire our firm to assist you in resolving your legal issue, the first thing we do is investigate and uncover the facts...
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Filing a Year’s Support Petition Is a Viable Alternative to Opening an Estate

We saved our client more than $6,000 in property taxes by obtaining a Year’s Support Award on her behalf as an alternative to opening up an estate in the first instance. As happens with many of our clients, this client came to see us to...
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Attorney’s Fees Awarded Where Will Is Accepted For Probate Over Heir’s Objection

The firm secured another Court victory for one of our deserving clients in the form of a judgment of almost $70,000. The award compensated her for the attorney’s fees she incurred to offer a Will for probate in face of an objection made by the...
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Haven’t Received Your Inheritance?

Have you been waiting to receive your inheritance longer than you expected? If so, join millions of other folks who are expecting Personal Representatives of an Estate to get their job done more quickly than expected. In Georgia, a Personal Representative has six months from...
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Good News for ABLE Account Holders

The Federal government has announced increases in the amount of contributions that can be made to an ABLE account. If you or a loved one is the beneficiary of an ABLE account, you and others can contribute up to $17,000 in 2023 to that ABLE account....
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