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Georgia Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning Blog

News and Thoughts on Issues in Georgia regarding Wills, Advance Directives, Living Wills, Healthcare Powers of Attorney, Guardianship, Probate and more.
By Stephen Worrall

Post Frequency: 1.8/day

Last Entry: March 21, 2011 at 16:17:57

Atlanta GA Elder Lawyer Discusses ?What is Long Term Care and Why Do I Need To Think About It Now??

Posted on October 21, 2010
By Steve Worrall, Atlanta GA elder lawyer As an Atlanta area elder lawyer, I help people plan for long-term care costs on a regular basis. Long-term care can include any service that helps people who have a prolonged illness. The...

The Distribution Of Your Inheritance CAN Hurt Your Kids, Reveals Marietta GA Probate Lawyer

Posted on October 17, 2010
By Steve Worrall, Cobb County GA probate lawyer If you are reading this Atlanta area probate and estate planning blog right now, chances are you concerned about what would happen to your assets, investments and total inheritance when you die....

Having the Tough Conversations with Mom or Dad About Estate Planning and Their End-Of-Life Care

Posted on October 15, 2010
If you are a middle-aged adult, you probably think of estate planning as a smart way to protect your children and your assets should the unthinkable happen to you. And while that is 100% true, have you thought about estate...

Atlanta Estate Planning Attorney Answers, ?What is a Living Will or Health Care Directive in Georgia??

Posted on October 15, 2010
As an Atlanta area estate planning attorney, I?m often asked, ?what is exactly is a health care directive or living will?? Basically, a health care directive, commonly known as a Living Will in Georgia, is a legal document that permits...

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Check The Oil, Rotate the Tires, and Update Your Estate Plan, Says Marietta GA Wills Lawyer

Posted on October 11, 2010
Marietta, Cobb County (Atlanta) family estate planning lawyer Steve Worrall discusses how your estate plan is like a car and needs regular updates and maintenance. He also lists some key life events that might trigger the need for that review,...

Is Your Family Prepared for An Emergency During School Hours? 3 Easy Ways to Be Sure

Posted on August 24, 2010
All parents should have a plan in place should an emergency strike during should hours, according to Marietta ProtectMyKidsPlan? attorney, Steve Worrall. Preparations includes naming short-term guardians, listing the right people on school emergency cards and leaving detailed instructions with...

An Explanation of Financial Powers of Attorney to Principals in Georgia

Posted on August 03, 2010
Georgia has recently enacted a new statutory form for powers of attorney in O.C.G.A. section 10-6-142. In the Code section just before that one, O.C.G.A. section 10-6-141, the legislature has codified an explanation of what appear to be Frequently Asked...

Planning is Not Just About for Death; It's for Life, Too! Don't Procrastate!

Posted on January 06, 2010
My colleague in Hingham, Massachusetts, Leanna Hamill, of the Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law Blog, has written a wonderful article today emphasizing reasons given by people for procrastinating estate planning and how it's not just planning for death, but...

Your Family Financial Freedom Notebook

Posted on December 28, 2009
Make sure your family is taken care of no matter what? Whole Family Wealth Audit & Family Wealth Planning Session Gets Your Legal & Financial Life In Order (Normally $1250) If you already have legal documents, insurance policies, financial plans...

"The Kids Are All Right" Authors Want Your Children Protected

Posted on December 07, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orphaned Children and Authors of the Bestselling Book ?The Kids Are All Right? Partner With Personal Family Lawyers� Nationwide to Ensure Parents Have Affordable Access to Name Guardians for Kids Liz and Diana Welch, bestselling authors of...

Legal Planning that Every Parent Should Know About : 10 More Things Parents Need to Know About Legal Planning

Posted on October 04, 2009
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague and fellow Personal Family Lawyer, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me....

Legal Planning that Every Parent Should Know About : Scenario 4- Picking the Best Person for the Job

Posted on October 03, 2009
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague and fellow Personal Family Lawyer, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me....

Legal Planning that Every Parent Should Know About : Scenario 3- Outdated Wills

Posted on October 02, 2009
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague and fellow Personal Family Lawyer, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me....

Legal Planning that Every Parent Should Know About : Scenario 2 - Far Away From Home ;

Posted on October 01, 2009
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague and fellow Personal Family Lawyer, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me....

Legal Planning that Every Parent Should Know About : Scenario 1 - You Don't Make it Home

Posted on September 30, 2009
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague and fellow Personal Family Lawyer, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me....

8 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Estate Planning Lawyer

Posted on September 25, 2009
Before hiring a wills & trusts lawyer to guide you, your family or your business, ask these questions to ensure that you don?t end up paying a whole lot of money for services that are not what you need, expect...

Walter Cronkite will details released

Posted on August 30, 2009
Michigan Probate Attorney Andrew Mayoras has written in his blog, The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog, details of yet another celebrity death, this time Walter Cronkite. As Andrew notes, one of the big drawbacks to relying on a will (instead...

5 Legal Documents Every Dad Must Know About & How to Make Sure They Don?t Fail

Posted on August 24, 2009
The author of the following article, Alexis Martin Neely, was featured in an interview on Good Morning America this morning. She had some important information that all parents need to hear: ***Featured on Good Morning America*** Becoming a dad is...

How to Leave Behind a Legacy?Not Regrets

Posted on August 17, 2009
By: Alexis Martin Neely Another story of failed legal planning hit the news this week, as a single mother from California died during the birth of her fourth child leaving behind four little ones and no guardianship directives. To complicate...

Have your parents made their financial plans?

Posted on July 31, 2009
The following article, by guest columnist Frank Bevenour, of Edward Jones in Rincon,appeared this week in the Effingham Herald, in the Savannah, Georgia area: As an adult, you?re fortunate if you still have your parents. However, as they get older,...

Georgia Attorney Says Michael Jackson Custody Battle a ?Dire Wakeup Call? for Unprepared Parents

Posted on July 04, 2009
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...

Celebrities Die Just Like the Rest of Us

Posted on July 04, 2009
My colleague and fellow estate planning attorney and blogger, Jennifer N. Sawday, of the California Estate Planning Blog and the law firm of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP has written a post on the recent deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah...

Michael Jackson's Will Filed with Court Today

Posted on July 01, 2009
David Shulman of the South Florida Estate Planning Law Blog has posted an excellent, concise and very timely discussion of, and a link to, the Last Will and Testament of Michael Jackson. As I have posted before, we can show...

Providing for Your Pet's Future Without You

Posted on June 18, 2009
The Humane Society of the United States has an excellent guide to providing for pets in estate plans. A link to their guide is shown below. ================================================================================= Knowing that pets usually have shorter lifespans than humans, you may have planned...

Money Matters: Don't avoid estate planning

Posted on June 08, 2009
The following article is written by Elaine B. Morgillo and appears in SeacoastOnline.com Some people think of estate planning as simply drawing up a will or perhaps creating a trust, but there's much more to it than that. An estate...

Wall Street Journal says "If you have assets, use a trust"

Posted on June 07, 2009
Thanks to Portland, Oregon, estate planning attorney and fellow Personal Family Lawyer Candice Aiston for the following post which appeared in her Oregon Estate Planning Blog this week: Stacey L. Bradford has put out "The Wall Street Journal Financial Guide...

Estate Planning: A Three-Step Strategy

Posted on April 07, 2009
What is Estate Planning? Many goals are accomplished through the estate planning process. The best definition for estate planning that we've discovered is "I want to plan for me to maintain control of my estate while I'm alive and well,...

The Truth About Estate Planning

Posted on April 04, 2009
Most people have some idea what estate planning is about, but much of what they "know" is actually false! Before we work with clients, we want them to recognize that the "truth" about estate planning is probably different than they...

The Truth About Estate Planning

Who Gets Your Facebook Page When You Die?

Posted on March 15, 2009
Sharon Gaudin has written an article, published online on ComputerWorld, which asks the questions: When people plan for their death, they make sure their homes, cars and money are left to someone. But what about their Facebook page? A San...

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