Probate & Estate Planning

It is important for anyone in Georgia or throughout the country to engage in estate planning. However, it may be even more important to do so for those who own collectibles. This is because collectibles have a higher capital gains tax rate compared to other assets...

Estate planning is defined as managing assets during a person's life and after passing while minimizing taxes. Georgia residents who are planning to leave behind any assets at all for future generations can benefit from an estate plan. Ideally, an individual will have...

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not intended, nor should be construed to provide legal advice. If you have recently found yourself named as the executor of a family member’s Last Will & Testament, you may have asked yourself whether it is necessary to file the Will for probate. The answer depends on the specific circumstances…

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not intended, nor should be construed to provide legal advice. Though some probate lawyers and internet sources suggest that probate is a difficult and expensive process and should be avoided if possible, those are misconceptions that oftentimes prove to be inaccurate. The probate process is relatively simple, assuming there is…