by Susan Grissom | Mar 27, 2018 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Trust, Wills & Trust
When you pass away without leaving a will, the state of Georgia calls that intestacy. Intestacy means the state, rather than you, decides who inherits what portion of your estate. Because death is a certainty for all of us, estate planning is a necessity. A resident...
by Susan Grissom | Feb 6, 2018 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Probate, Special Needs Trust, Wills & Trust
When a loved one passes away in the state of Georgia, the probate and estate administration process begins. A petition is filed in the appropriate county and, once appointed, the executor or administrator of an estate is bound by the fiduciary duties imposed by...
by Susan Grissom | Nov 7, 2017 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Probate, Special Needs Trust, Wills & Trust
A Power of Attorney is a serious matter. In the most general terms, it means you give the power to make decisions and sign documents on your behalf to an individual other than yourself. A Power of Attorney also entitles that individual to purchase life insurance,...
by Susan Grissom | Jul 25, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate, Special Needs Trust, Wills & Trust
Parents of special needs children face many challenges, but they often learn to just submerge their own emotional pain and anguish and concentrate on the day to day tasks involved with their children’s lives. It’s important, however, for these parents not to...
by Susan Grissom | Jul 18, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate, Special Needs Trust, Wills & Trust
Marriage as an institution has gone through a lot of changes in the past half century, and many couples today choose to live together rather than get married. What they may not know when they set up house this way is that there are legal issues that separate...
by Susan Grissom | Mar 7, 2017 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Trust, Wills & Trust
There was a time when people who had a loved one with a disability, whether it was physical, mental, or developmental, felt like they were marooned on a desert island. There was very little available to them in terms of support, and they worried about what would...
