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Dividing Property in Georgia: Partition and Quiet Title Actions
When business partners want to go their separate ways, they dissolve their partnership. When a couple wants to end their marriage, they get divorced. But what happens when property owners want to split? They turn to Georgia’s rules of partition and quiet title...
Medicaid for Married Couples
Applying for Medicaid can be complicated, especially when a married couple is trying to figure out long-term care for one or both spouses. With families having different concerns about health and finances, the process can sometimes feel stressful or overwhelming....
Georgia Extends Remote Notarization and Witnessing Orders
For the past year and a half, Georgia has been navigating the challenges of COVID-19 while keeping our legal systems up and running. One solution was to allow for the remote or virtual administration of certain professional services. Now that Governor Brian Kemp’s...
Celebrity Estate Planning: Creating a Legacy of Philanthropy
In addition to protecting your life’s work and providing for your loved ones, an estate plan gives you the opportunity to support the organizations and causes close to your heart. It’s a chance to create a legacy and teach future generations about the importance of...
How To Qualify For Medicaid If You’re Single
If you’re a single, unmarried person, you may be wondering how the Medicaid qualification process works for you. We’re taking a look at what Medicaid coverage entails and how income and assets are calculated in the application process. Medicaid Coverage Medicaid is a...
Tips on Writing a Heartfelt and Memorable Obituary
Writing an obituary for a loved one is an important way to honor their memory and celebrate their life. An obituary acknowledges you and your family’s loss and allows the community to come together and offer its sympathy and support. If you have the responsibility of...
How To Administer an Estate Containing Firearms
This very small 6 inch Derringer was used by John Wilkes Booth in the shooting of President Abraham Lincoln, arguably the most valuable gun in the world. If you enjoy gun collecting and have some firearms that are heirlooms or investment pieces, you may want to pass...
Will 2021 See Changes to the Federal Estate Tax?
President Joe Biden recently proposed a plan for higher taxes to help fund his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The President is asking Congress for higher taxes on inherited property and to eliminate certain tax loopholes. If approved, these new federal tax...
Which Estate Planning Documents Have To Be Notarized?
When you’re drafting or updating important estate paperwork, you want to make sure that your documents will be upheld in court. One way to accomplish this is to have them notarized. Some estate documents require notarization at the time of signing, while others do...
Cryptocurrency: Making Headlines
Cryptocurrency has become a hot topic of conversation, with news stories flooding the airwaves and filling up our social media feeds. You may have seen Elon Musk joking about cryptocurrency on SNL, caught a cryptocurrency segment on the late-night talk shows, or maybe...
Helping Families Like Fred & Wilma: An Introduction to Medicaid
Fred and his wife, Wilma, retired after years of working hard both in the rock quarry and at home, raising a family and being actively involved in their Church and community. Fred and Wilma had their retirement funds, their home and their savings. Fred and Wilma were...
2021 Summer Camp Season in Atlanta
With the weather warming up and the school year winding down, parents are starting to scope out some fun activities for their kids this summer. Camp season might look a little different this year because of the extra health precautions in place, but everyone is still...