by Susan Grissom | Sep 22, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
American culture dictates that you don’t discuss money, not even with family members. However, there is an exception to that social norm, as uncomfortable as it may be. You should always discuss your estate with your adult children. A common fear of discussing your...
by Madalyn Davis | Sep 15, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
For many, your home or real property is probably one of your most valuable assets. Sometimes a home has been in a family for generations, or was built by a family member and holds sentimental attachments. Regardless of how you feel about your home now, you likely feel...
by Madalyn Davis | Sep 8, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
The last page on some Wills is called a self-proving affidavit and, in Georgia, that one page means a lot. While your Will directs your Executor how to distribute your Estate, before that person can even be appointed to begin the work, the probate court has to...
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...
