The day before my husband’s funeral, two of his friends came and mowed the lawn. Two weeks after the funeral, the grass had grown and needed mowing again, but no one came to help. It was nice of them to help before the funeral, but it was in the months after the...
Because the income tax on an IRA is deferred, a beneficiary who inherits an IRA is required to either: withdraw all the funds within 5 years of inheriting and pay the income tax due on the entire account; or take annual required minimum distributions (“RMD”) and pay...
Many Georgia residents own real estate that is located in another state. The property might be a vacation home, rental real estate, a home that has been in the family for generations, or a future retirement home. Whatever the purpose might be for maintaining ownership...
When putting together your estate plan, you need to choose an Executor, the person responsible for administering your estate. Once you’ve decided on who that should be, there are things you can do to help your Executor out. Prepare a list of assets, including real...
For many of us, our home is the most valuable asset we own. Yet many Georgia residents who own their home jointly with a spouse or other family member do not understand what would happen to the ownership of that home if one of the owners died. In Georgia, for...
As the number of older adults increases, so does the risk of elder abuse -intentional or negligent acts that cause harm or serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult. The most obvious aspect of elder abuse is the infliction of physical pain or injury, but elder abuse...
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