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Q&A with Loraine: I am inheriting life insurance proceeds. Should I use them to pay my brother’s debts or help my brother’s son?
Question: My brother passed away, and I am inheriting the proceeds from his life insurance policy. Am I responsible for paying off my brother’s debts? ...
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Q&A with Loraine: My mom has stage 4 cancer. What does she need to do before she dies? Will her assets be left to me (her only child) or her spouse (my stepfather)?
Question: My mom has stage 4 cancer. What does she need to do before she dies? Will her assets be left to me (her only ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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” ...
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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 ...
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