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Effective July 1, 2024, the Governor signed new laws allowing transfer-on-death deeds for real estate located in Georgia. A “transfer-on-death” or “TOD” deed allows a record owner of real estate to file a deed that names a designated grantee beneficiary (we’ll refer to such a beneficiary as a “DGB” for purposes of this article) to become the owner of the deeded property after the death of that record owner, as long as there are no other surviving record owners with a right of survivorship.

Planning for the unexpected is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give to yourself and your loved ones. In Georgia, an Advance Directive for Health Care allows you to clearly communicate your medical wishes in case you are ever unable to speak for yourself, and allows you to appoint a trusted person to make health care decisions for you when you are unable to do so for yourself.