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Is a Trust the Right Estate Planning Choice for You?
August 8th, 2023
When you make an estate plan, you want to make certain that your loved ones benefit from your financial legacy to the greatest extent possible. There are several different estate planning strategies for passing your assets along to your loved ones af…
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What Is the Difference Between Estate Planning and Elder Law?
June 29th, 2023
Attorneys who practice both estate planning and elder law draw on their specialized skills to help you accomplish significant life-centered goals both during your life and after death. While these two types of legal concerns are closely related and o…
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What Documents Are in a Georgia Estate Plan?
April 26th, 2023
An estate plan is as unique as the individual who creates it, because the plan reflects the person’s personal and financial circumstances. Even so, certain specific legal documents belong in every Georgia estate plan. Your estate planning lawyer ta…
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Updating Your Estate Plan: When Is It Necessary?
February 15th, 2023
Putting an estate plan in place provides you with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you have taken care of yourself and your family for the future. To maintain the sense of accomplishment, you need to make sure you keep the plan current.…
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How Does a Burial Contract Affect Medicaid Eligibility?
January 31st, 2023
Seniors often consider buying a burial contract to pay for final expenses, to save loved ones from being responsible for the costs. While Georgia Medicaid rules for long term care benefits have a burial exclusion in calculating assets for eligibility…
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Do You Need a Lawyer to Set Up a Trust?
October 31st, 2022
As the popularity of trusts has grown in recent years, people sometimes think they can — and should — create a trust on their own without help from a legal professional, which is a serious misconception. In fact, you should not even decide that a…
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Who Should Be the Executor of Your Estate?
October 4th, 2022
When you make an estate plan, one of the important tasks is designating the executor of your estate. A designated executor who accepts the responsibilities becomes the personal representative of the estate following court appointment. The position is…
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Why Is Funding a Trust Important?
September 8th, 2022
Trusts are a valuable estate planning tool that can accomplish important goals and objectives. Establishing a trust requires executing a legal document that defines the terms of the trust, as well as transferring assets into the trust, commonly refer…
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What Are the Georgia Laws of Intestate Succession — and Why do They Matter to You?
July 29th, 2022
When an individual passes away, their property is distributed to their beneficiaries and heirs. If the deceased person left an estate plan or last will and testament, those documents determine who receives the property. But if someone dies without va…
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What Is the Role of a Trust in an Estate Plan?
July 5th, 2022
Your estate plan protects you during your lifetime and provides for distribution of your estate to your designated beneficiaries after death. While some estate plans do not need a trust to fulfill estate planning goals, a trust can achieve crucial go…
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