If someone dies leaving an original Will in your possession, Georgia law requires that you file the Will with the probate court in the county where the deceased person resided. However, the law does not require you to file the Will for probate.  This decision must be made after carefully considering what assets are in...Read More

Did your lawyer pay proper attention to your needs when you last had your will revised? Many lawyers advertise that they specialize in estate planning.  Many of these lawyers advertise an extremely low price for estate planning.  While it is important to pay as little as necessary for any goods or services, it is more...Read More

As you approach age 62, you should be consulting with a financial planner to help you make the correct decisions regarding Social Security benefits to which you are entitled as a result of your years of hard work. Age 62 is when you can first begin receiving Social Security benefits, generally speaking. However, you can...Read More

With the Supreme Court pronouncement that an individual has an absolute right to marry any other individual, estate planning has become more complex in some instances, and much easier in others. The Supreme Court ruling has no effect on people who are legally married. The states historically have laws that allow spouses and children to...Read More

Many people believe they have their affairs in order by creating a Will that explains how they wish their assets divided at their death. Unfortunately, some people will suffer from some type of incapacity, either physical or mental, during their life. Few people have prepared a durable financial power of attorney to address that particular...Read More

You may have executed a will and consider that you have done all of the estate planning that you need to do. Unfortunately, wills only become effective after you die. Prior to your death, you may become incapacitated and unable to make decisions for yourself. This is where an Advanced Health Care Directive (AHCD) becomes...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

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