Blog 2022
Q&A with Loraine: If a person only has a few thousand dollars in the bank and no other assets, should you still file probate if they have a Will?
Question: If a person only has a few thousand dollars in the bank and no other assets, should you still file probate if they have …
Q&A with Loraine: What legal form do I need to remove four deceased siblings from a family deed, while three siblings remain?
Question: What legal form do I need to complete to remove four deceased siblings from the family deed, yet leave my three remaining siblings? Loraine’s …
A Guide to Different Types of Trusts
A Trust is a common tool that we like to think of as the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of estate planning. Depending upon your unique situation, …
Q&A with Loraine: Trusts, Wills and Probate
Question: My friend, Pete, just lost his mother. He is having a difficult time knowing what to do about her estate because it involves a …
Get Your Estate Plan Started
If you’ve put off estate planning because it sounds unpleasant, it’s important for you to know that every individual in Georgia already has a “default” …
Q&A with Loraine: My grandmother and mother have both died. What do I tell the mortgage loan people?
Question: I’m paying the mortgage on our family home. The mortgage loan company wants my grandmother to respond but she and my mother are both …
Q&A with Loraine: My father has Parkinson’s and dementia. He promised me his car but my uncle has sold it. How can I get it back?
Question: My father has Parkinson’s and dementia. He promised me his car but my uncle has sold it. How can I get it back? Background: …
Q&A with Loraine: Bequeathed Item
Question: What is the best way to sell real property bequeathed but never transferred to an heir who later died intestate? Background: The Will of …