Georgia Estate Planning Legal Guides (12 found)

Written by Joel Richard Beck
Creating a will in the state of Georgia is part of a basic estate-planning strategy and can help alleviate family strife after your death by clearly stating your intended property distribution at the time of your death.
4 of 7 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Wills / Living Wills. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Joel Richard Beck
An Advance Directive for Healthcare in the state of Georgia is a document that allows people to designate an agent to make health-care decisions for them if they are incapacitated and cannot make those decisions themselves.
Posted about 1 year ago in Wills / Living Wills. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Charles Bernard Pyke Jr.
Multiple marriages have resulted in millions of “blended” families. While each family is unique, blended families bring even more challenges for estate planning. Each spouse may have children from prior marriages, may have children together, and there may be support obligations to former spouses.
Posted 1 day ago in Estate Planning. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Peter Charles Scholle
The Probate process in Georgia can be confusing and expensive. There are many traps for the unwary. Making sense of this morass requires a thorough understanding of the law and procedures. This guide can help provide some general information for a named executor.
5 of 6 users found this helpful. Posted 7 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Peter Charles Scholle
If you were named as executor or if you may serve as fiduciary in the estate of a loved one who has died in Gwinnett County or metro-Atlanta in Georgia, and you would like to learn more about your options, please read the following article.
Posted 7 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Robert W. Hughes Jr.
One of the simplest ways to ensure that you receive the entirety of your spouse’s estate is to file for a year’s support. If you have a minor child, this petition must be joint between the yourself and the minor child(ren). If there is a will, the will must be filed with the court.
5 of 7 users found this helpful. Posted 10 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Michael Lewis Van Cise
This legal guide explains how an Executor (named under a will and duly appointed by a Georgia probate court) can transfer title to an automobile to a third party or to a beneficiary under the will.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted 11 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Michael Lewis Van Cise
This legal guide summarizes the requirements for a Georgia will.
5 of 6 users found this helpful. Posted 8 months ago in Wills / Living Wills. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Peter Charles Scholle
The death of a loved one can overwhelm even the strongest of us. Fear of the unknown, emotionally and financially, pervades every part of the greiving process. Education can help you cope with that fear. The article below is a primer for a more elaborate discussion with an attorney.
Posted 7 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Peter Charles Scholle
The following non-exhaustive list provides certain situations in which may it may be beneficial to update or re-draft your Georgia last will and testament:
Posted 7 months ago in Wills / Living Wills. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Michael Lewis Van Cise
This legal guide discusses the requirements of Georgia law on a person in possession of the will of a deceased person.
2 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted 4 months ago in Wills / Living Wills. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Michael Lewis Van Cise
This legal guide discusses the process for filing a will for probate in the state of Georgia.
4 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted 4 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Georgia