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Georgia Supreme Court Speaks: Married Persons Are Free to Transfer Assets and Proper Title is Critical to Accomplish Intended Transfers (Gibson v. Gibson)

On June 5, 2017, the Georgia Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Gibson v. Gibson, S17F0593 (Ga. 2017). In Gibson, the Court considered the scope of a married person’s power to freely transfer his or her own assets to a third party.

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NEWS ALERT: With Revenue Procedure 2017-34, the IRS Effectively Allows a Two-Year Window for Portability Elections in Smaller Estates and Grants an Easy Second Chance at the Election for Some of Them

by Loraine M. DiSalvo –
Prior to 2010, the federal estate tax exemption (now known more commonly as the “Basic Exclusion Amount”) was a use-it-or-lose-it benefit…

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Georgia Has a New Uniform Power of Attorney Act Effective as of July 1, 2017! (Part 1)

Beginning on July 1, 2017, a new Uniform Power of Attorney Act (the “UPOAA”) will apply to most written, general, financial Powers of Attorney (“POAs”) created by individuals in Georgia. This Newsletter is Part 1 of our 3-part series on the UPOAA. Part 1 covers all aspects of the UPOAA other than the power provisions, Part 2 will cover the power provisions, and Part 3 will review the Statutory Form POA.

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