We occasionally receive calls from people wanting to add someone to title to their property as a form of estate planning. They’ve usually heard about this from friends or found it on the Internet as a way to avoid probate or having to make a Will.
A Revocable Living Trust (“RLT”) is a tool that can be used to facilitate the transfer of assets out of your name during your life. Why would you want to transfer assets out of your name? There are many reasons.
Getting married is hopefully a joyous event, and we are confident the last thing the happy couple wants to think about is how this affects their Wills. There are thank-you notes to write, weird gifts to return, and bathroom counter space to negotiate.
Cassandra chats with friend and fellow attorney, Jeb Butler, about the probate process and helping clients handle assets after someone has died or on behalf of a child or incapacitated family member.
Some of the most common questions we receive pertain to avoiding probate. The type of assets you own at the time of your death will determine whether probate may be avoided.
Kim chats about estate planning and the basics of “what we do” and why it matters with friend and fellow attorney, Jeb Butler. Listen to and watch their conversation here!
If you own an LLC it’s likely that you’ve received this form in the mail. Don’t be fooled!
Our friend Rachel Donnelly, founder of Black Dress Consultants, wrote a great article in honor of National Estate Planning Awareness Month. Rachel has some reliable recourses for “managing the business of death” and navigating the many tasks that are incidental to losing a loved one.
The estate tax is a federal tax on your right to transfer your assets when you die. The estate tax exemption is the portion of an estate that is by law non-taxable. In Georgia, there is no state level estate tax.
