by Brian Douglas | May 1, 2020 | Estate Planning
When is Probate Necessary? When it comes to estate planning, probate is always a possibility that is discussed and often recommended to be avoided. However, probate is not always necessary, and when it is necessary, it is not always a bad thing. It helps to know when...
by Brian Douglas | Apr 17, 2020 | Estate Planning
On April 9th, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the Executive Order Permitting Remote Notarization and Witnessing. This temporary measure provides Georgia residents a safe and secure means of completing their estate planning documents, which continues to be a...
by Brian Douglas | Apr 1, 2020 | Estate Planning
Over the past few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has changed many people’s mindsets as well as their way of living. The social distancing and shelter-in-place orders have created an unexpected amount of downtime at home. Also, people are concerned about COVID-19 and...
by Brian Douglas | Mar 25, 2020 | Estate Planning
With the current wealth gap between the older US population and their younger family members, many parents (or grandparents, relatives) may find themselves in a situation where they’re loaning money to their loved ones. While it is great to be a position to help your...
by Brian Douglas | Feb 21, 2020 | Estate Planning
In the current digital environment, so much of what we do is online or on our phones and computers. Things that used to exist in a physical sense are now becoming digital. Email is replacing paper. Heirlooms are becoming digitized, with many photo albums existing...
by Brian Douglas | Feb 3, 2020 | Estate Planning
Now that New Year’s is a few weeks behind us, how are those resolutions going? If your answer is “not as well as expected,” don’t worry. 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions lose their momentum around late-January or mid-February (Source: US News & World...
