Estate Planning

Georgia estate planning attorney Stephen Worrall is urging parents across the state to re-evaluate the status of their estate plans should they suddenly die or find themselves unable to care for their kids.  Worrall says free websites such as www.gakidsprotectionplan.com make it possible to do this even if parents can?t afford a lawyer.

ATLANTA July 1-   Marietta, Georgia estate attorney Stephen Worrall is urging parents across the state to re-examine their own estate plans in light of the recent battle over Michael Jackson?s assets and guardianship of his children.

Stephen Worrall is the only lawyer in Georgia recognized as a Personal Family Lawyer® and specially trained to work with parents to choose the right guardians for their children regardless of their income.  The work of the Personal Family Lawyer® program has been featured on the Today show, Fox News, CNBC and radio programs across the country as they help make estate planning accessible and affordable for every family across the United States.

Worrall explains, ?Whether you have $5 or $50 million dollars, if you have a child, you must put your guardianship decisions in writing.  This includes naming someone to care for your children for the short-term until the permanent guardian (if they live out of state or can?t be available for some reason) can come and take charge of the situation?.

According to Worrall, estate planning isn?t ?just for rich people? either.  One particular site, http://www.gakidsprotectionplan.com allows parents to name guardians for their kids free of charge so parents no longer have any reason to not plan properly for their child?s future.

?None of us can predict how or when we will die or become injured,? says Worrall.  ?But we can all make the decision about who would raise our kids and not leave it up to a Judge and an overcrowded court system to decide,? he adds.

The necessity of estate planning or naming guardians for kids typically falls by the wayside until high profile cases such as Michael Jackson?s death or Anna Nicole Smith?s death reminds parents that some form of legal planning must be done to ensure children do not wind up with a court appointed guardian, or worse, in the hands of the state foster system.

?Sadly, I?ve seen so many  cases where kids end up in the care of the wrong people because their parents didn?t take five minutes to make their guardianship decisions known in writing,? laments Worrall.  ?Yet it?s so unfortunate because estate planning is affordable, and even free in the case of the GAKidsProtectionPlan.com website, so there is no longer any excuse for parents not to get this taken care of for their children.?

For further information on Marietta and Atlanta area estate planning attorney, Stephen Worrall or guardianship issues for kids, please contact Stephen at (770) 425-6060 or by email at steve@georgiafamilylaw.com.