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Three Reasons to Consider Using a Trust in a Personal Injury Settlement
Personal injury is an area of law designed to protect individuals and families who are injured by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional act of another. Imagine you are driving home from work, and you are stuck in stop-and-go traffic. You brake behind the car in...
Debunked: The Myth of the Double Dry Closing
Where You’ve Heard It Before If you are interested in wholesaling real estate, you have likely seen advertising for real estate wealth building seminars pretty much everywhere. If you are already in the business, you may have even attended one. While some seminars are...
Financial Protection for Unmarried Couples
There are all kinds of reasons to wait before doing an estate plan. We hear them all the time: “I am not out of debt yet.” “I am not wealthy enough.” “I am too busy.” Or, very often, “We aren’t even married.” There is a dangerous myth out there about estate planning...
Tips for Planning Your Living Trust
How to Plan Your Revocable Living Trust When it comes to preparing an estate plan, many individuals opt for a revocable living trust over a basic last will and testament. This choice can be for many reasons, including the privacy involved with a trust, the fact that...
Hiring a Property Manager for Your Rental Property
Throughout the country, the real estate industry is booming. As the industry continues to grow, more homeowners are investing in rental properties. These investment properties can generate stable, long-term income for the property owner and generate a number of other...
A Text Is Not A Will
Last week, a court in France ruled that a text message sent shortly before a man’s death in 2016 altering his will was not enforceable. The court decided that a text message altering the terms of a legally executed will cannot be verified, and so is not considered a...
End-of-Summer Countdown: 8 Months Until Taxes Are Due
Depending on how you look at the year, we are either one-third of the way through the tax year (four months since you last filed taxes in April 2018), or we are in the last third of the calendar year (only four months until 2019!). No matter how you count it, the end...
Aretha Franklin Passed Without a Will or Trust. Three Lessons We Can Learn From the Queen of Soul’s Passing
Aretha Franklin recently passed away at 76 due to advanced pancreatic cancer. Last week, the media reported that the Queen of Soul died without creating a will or trust. Her four sons filed in Oakland County Probate Court and her niece, Sabrina Owens, asked to be...
3 Special Needs Planning Tips for Adult Sibling
Special Needs Planning for the Adult Sibling Whenever a family has a child with special needs, it is normally an all-hands-on-deck type of situation. Many times, the daily care of that child becomes the sole responsibility of the family. When the parents pass away,...
The Georgia Homestead Exemption: Decoded
In the State of Georgia, there are special benefits conferred to properties that qualify as homesteads. Only homeowners can receive the benefits of a homestead property, and these benefits are only available if the home is the owner’s legal residence as of January 1...
How the CHRONIC Care Act Will Impact Medicare Recipients
In February 2018, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act was signed into law. This law, which will go into effect in 2020, will expand Medicare coverage for enrollees with complex chronic illness. The purpose of...
What Types of Power of Attorney Exist?
Understanding the Types of Powers of Attorney in Georgia A power of attorney is a part of every estate plan, but many different types of powers of attorney exist for various types of situations. Before meeting with an estate attorney, it helps to understand what each...