by Susan Grissom | Jul 16, 2019 | Estate Planning
Having a complete estate plan is one of the most important things you can do for your family. An estate plan protects your family from making difficult decisions at a very difficult time, allows you to make provisions for the care of minor children, and gives you the...
by Susan Grissom | Jul 9, 2019 | Elder Care
According to Forbes, people over 65 years of age make up just 13 percent of the U.S. Population, but are targets of nearly 35 percent of financial abuse and exploitation. Of those, 51 percent of abusers are strangers who try to scam the elderly by phone, email or...
by Susan Grissom | Jul 2, 2019 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
In this incredibly advanced digital age, most of us have digital assets we use in our everyday lives. Those assets include everything from email accounts to social media accounts to personal and professional blogs. They might include online bill pay accounts, the ways...
by Susan Grissom | Jun 25, 2019 | Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Trust
When you die without a Will or trust, the legal term is “intestate.” In this case, your estate will go through probate court and be distributed pursuant to Georgia law. Many people think that if they don’t have a house or a lot of assets, they don’t have an “estate.”...
by Susan Grissom | Jun 18, 2019 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Owning assets in foreign countries could pose a hassle upon your death if they are not set up properly. The best way to handle a vacation home, business interests or other assets in another country is to add the property to your Will as soon as it is in your...
