Wills & Estate Planning

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

July 25, 2023

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 ...

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?

July 21, 2023

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 ...

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

June 20, 2023

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 ...

Q&A with Loraine: If I change a sentence in my Will and get it notarized, will it still be legal in Georgia?

June 9, 2023

Question: My Will currently states that my daughter may continue to live in one of my houses until she moves out or dies, at which ...

Q&A with Loraine: Will changed four days before death

July 14, 2022

Question: If a Will is changed four days before death when the signer is oxygen-deprived, is the Will legal? Background: My stepfather and my mother ...

If You Have Estate Planning Documentation, Do You Still Need a Living Trust?

April 29, 2022

One question that comes up frequently is whether you need a Revocable Living Trust (RLT) – or Living Trust – if you already have a ...

Another Day, Another Real Life Estate Drama

August 4, 2021

by Richard Morgan Based on preliminary news reports, M. Richard Robinson, Jr., the head of Scholastic Corp., died suddenly this past June while he was out ...