by Madalyn Davis | Sep 1, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
At the end of almost every estate planning meeting, I am asked “Should I share my estate plan (Will or Trust) with my children, Executor, or Trustee?” We generally recommend that you do not share your estate plan with anyone during your lifetime, especially if that...
by Madalyn Davis | Aug 25, 2020 | Estate Planning, Probate
One of the key components of an Estate Plan is storing the original documents where they can be found and retrieved when needed. For Probate, an original Will is necessary and you may find you need an original Power of Attorney for some transactions. So, where do you...
by Susan Grissom | Aug 18, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
A common misconception is that estate planning is simply a “plug-and-play” and that estate planning attorneys just “fill in the blanks” on a pre-created form. As a result, many people don’t believe they should pay to have their estate plan prepared. While it is...
by Madalyn Davis | Aug 11, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Grissom Law writes a lot of blogs, and we have an “about us” section on our webpage, but we’d like to take this opportunity to tell you a little more about our team. Our firm focuses on Estate Planning, Probate and Small Businesses. This means we are experts in estate...
by Susan Grissom | Aug 4, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
In Parts I and II of this blog series, we discussed appointing a durable power of attorney for health care and the importance of speaking to your health care provider and attorney before making any decisions as to stopping life support, nutrition and/or hydration....
by Susan Grissom | Jul 28, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
In Part I of this blog, you learned a little about the Advance Directive for Health Care in Georgia and why it is important to choose the right person for the first part of the advance directive. Part II of the advance directive is about your choices for life support....
by Susan Grissom | Jul 21, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
To reduce confusion about advance directives, Georgia combined the directives into one document. Living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care created prior to 2007 are still accepted. After 2007, an Advance Directive for Health Care is the appropriate...
by Susan Grissom | Jul 14, 2020 | Elder Care, Estate Planning
On June 30, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill to reform senior care. The new law requires that administrators of assisted living facilities and large personal care homes must be licensed. The license will require two years of experience or one year of academic...
by Susan Grissom | Jul 7, 2020 | Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Trust
People often own property in multiple states. When they die, that property usually has to go through the probate process, even if the decedent has a will. People who die in Georgia and own property in another state must file ancillary probate in the state where the...
by Susan Grissom | Jun 30, 2020 | Probate
After someone passes, the Executor works on dividing the assets. Dividing assets is easy if they are liquid assets like bank or stock accounts. But what do you do with odd personal effects or all the “little stuff” in a home? More unique or specialty items, like...
