Probate is an essential legal process. While it might seem complex and daunting, understanding what goes through probate can significantly aid in planning to protect your assets and provide clarity for your loved ones. Understanding probate Probate is a court-supervised process. It verifies the validity of a will and oversees the distribution of assets. If...Read More

At Robert W. Hughes & Associates, PC, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional legal representation and achieving positive outcomes for our clients. Recently, our team successfully resolved a complex adversarial probate matter, securing a favorable settlement that upheld our client’s rights and interests. This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to justice and our dedication to...Read More

Losing your spouse brings both emotional pain and unexpected paperwork. Georgia state laws require specific steps to handle your spouse’s estate while you’re grieving. This guide walks you through filing probate documents in Georgia counties, making a difficult process a bit more manageable. Understanding Georgia probate In Georgia, probate validates your spouse’s will and authorizes...Read More

What do you do when you think your parent has lost mental capacity and you are concerned about someone taking advantage of them? First, you need your parent’s doctor to examine her to determine whether your parent is competent. The family doctor may refer her to a neurologist for further cognitive testing. If the doctor...Read More

More often than you’d imagine, probate attorneys bump up against a statute of limitations only to find out the defendant is dead. But you can’t sue someone who’s dead unless you follow very specific procedures. What do you do? Whom do you sue? We get these questions from lawyers regularly. Fortunately, the Court of Appeals...Read More

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 the will was executed, the father and son made amends....Read More

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 open her husband’s estate after his death. Once we reviewed...Read More

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 adult child of the deceased person to the Will being...Read More

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 the date Letters of Administration or Letters Testamentary are issued...Read More

The firm was involved in an important case in the Georgia Court of Appeals. In this case, the court ruled in favor of our client when it reaffirmed that on a Petition to Settle Accounts, the probate judge has authority to do just about anything necessary to resolve an estate. In our particular case, the...Read More