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Richard Morgan and Loraine DiSalvo Included in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

Morgan and DiSalvo, P.C. announced today that Partners Richard M. Morgan and Loraine M. DiSalvo are included in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their legal expertise in Trusts and Estates. Morgan has the additional distinction of being included for his expertise in Tax Law.

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A 2014 Handwritten Will of the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, Declared Valid by Jury

The estate of Aretha Franklin became the center of a family dispute after the “Queen of Soul” died in her Michigan home on August 14, 2018, at the age of 76.  Franklin was initially thought to have died without a will or trust in place to guide the disposition of her sizeable estate.

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Q&A with Loraine: My father passed, and his estate went to my mother. Now my mother has passed. Who receives the estate now?

Question: My father passed, and his estate went to my mother. Now my mother has passed. Who receives the estate now? Loraine’s Answer: If your

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Q&A with Loraine: I would like to leave my estate to close friends. How do I prepare my Will with my friends in mind?

Question: As a single woman who has never been married and has no children, I would like to leave my assets to close friends when

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NEWS ALERT: New Will Probate Requirements to Notify Beneficiaries, Effective July 1, 2023

Georgia has a new probate law going into effect on July 1, 2023 that imposes new and additional requirements on appointed Executors. The new statute, Official Code of Georgia (“O.C.G.A.”) § 53-5-8, requires an appointed Executor to send a notice of that appointment to the beneficiaries under the Will.

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Q&A with Loraine: My Sister Was Adopted by my Dad. Are Her Biological Father’s Children Entitled to Her Estate?

Question: My sister, whom my late father adopted, passed recently. She had no living spouse and no children or grandchildren. Her biological dad, who is

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