by Susan Grissom | Feb 22, 2022 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Trustee of Revocable Living Trusts in Georgia The decision to create a Trust should not be based on how many assets you have, but rather on your plans for probate and incapacity. A Trust allows a Trustee to manage your assets, even if you are incapacitated and avoids...
by Susan Grissom | Feb 15, 2022 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Your estate planning attorney can help you draft a revocable living trust, see our blog on Revocable Living Trusts. Once you create the trust and sign the document, funding the trust is necessary. Funding the trust is accomplished by transferring assets into the trust...
by Susan Grissom | Feb 8, 2022 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Revocable Trusts in Georgia Most people believe you must have a certain level of wealth to need a trust; however, a revocable living trust, (sometimes just a revocable trust or a living trust) is really just an estate planning tool that will manage your assets during...
by Susan Grissom | Feb 1, 2022 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
A Last Will and Testament (more commonly known as a Will) is document that states your final wishes and tells people what to do with your possessions. While making a Last Will and Testament seems easy, if certain rules are not followed, it may do more harm than good....
by Susan Grissom | Jan 11, 2022 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Many people think they only need to create an estate plan, or think about Wills, in the later part of their life. Unfortunately, for many who choose to wait, it becomes too late to create an estate plan. Even if you do not have many assets, an estate plan can assure...
by Susan Grissom | Dec 28, 2021 | Wills & Trust
There are a variety of ways to leave gifts in your estate plan, via a Will or a Trust. Finding the best way to leave a gift to a specific person or group of people, depends on the asset, the person receiving the gift, and your goals. Specific Gifts When you name a...