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Another Shutdown Looming? The Top 3 Things We’ve Learned from The First Shutdown and How to Stay Safe & Productive Moving Forward
Absolutely no one is hoping for another shutdown in Georgia and yet if the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us one thing, it is that blind hope is a poor strategy for staying safe. Case numbers are surging in the state and now exceed where they were in mid-December 2020...
Make Sure You Have Your Children Sign These Documents Before They Head Off to College
When most folks think of estate planning, advancing age, and deteriorating health come to mind. While it is crucial to have a robust estate plan in place at the onset of your golden years, it is a common misconception that young adults don’t also need to have certain...
9 Helpful Things to Consider When Revising Your Estate Plan Post-Divorce
If you’ve recently gone through a divorce, it is a good idea to revise your estate plan. Updating your estate plan can ensure that you’re protecting your assets as well as any heirs to your estate. If you’ve been putting off updating and revising your estate plan,...
When Choosing A Guardian For Your Children, Consider These 8 Factors…
If something happens to you and your spouse that leaves you unable to raise your children, have you considered could step in to fill your shoes? No one likes to think about it, but it is better to be prepared, particularly if you have young children. This is a topic...
The Most Important Things to Consider When Planning Your Estate as A Single Parent
Every adult needs an estate plan and this is especially true of single parents. After all, children of single parents may have no fallback guardian should the unthinkable happen meaning it is all the more important to have a contingency plan in place. The...
Why It’s Important To Have An Estate Plan In Place For Your Children Once They Turn 18
Any good parent aspires to teach their children self-responsibility, good decision making, and the ability to plan for adversity—among many other things. Until a child has flown the nest, it rests on the parent to act as a backstop and guide. That being said, it’s so...
College Prep
With the school year behind us, it is time for many families to make preparations to send children away to college. This is always a special time, but after a COVID school year, the idea of being able to celebrate these milestones is more thrilling than ever. If...
Balancing Your Goals with Your Family’s Goals in Family Transfers
Striking the right balance between your goals and those of your family can be one of the trickiest parts of Estate Planning, even more so when you are a business owner. Today, I've invited Denis Brown of Pace Capital Advisors to share his expert knowledge on family...
Conditional Gifting: What Is It and How to Use It in Your Estate Planning
An estate plan’s primary purpose is to organize how an individual’s estate will be disposed of when they die. In addition, estate planning documents may outline how the estate owner—referred to as the testator—should receive medical treatment, who will manage their...
Avoid Family Conflict Over Matters of Family Care and Inheritance Through Thoughtful Planning
Few experiences put more strain on a family than when aging parents come to require regular care. Such situations present a minefield of potential conflict. While some families have the skills needed to navigate the complex situations that come with this territory...
Elements of Estate Planning: Advance Directive for Health Care
If you have been following our series this month, you know that we have been focusing our blog posts on the most common documents that comprise an Estate Plan. So far we have discussed Wills and Powers of Attorney. This week, we will look at one of the most critical...
Elements of Estate Planning: Power of Attorney
During the month of April, we are going to focus our newsletters on the most common documents that comprise an Estate Plan. In last week’s newsletter we discussed Wills. This week we will look at a document essential to your Estate Plan, the Power of Attorney. Estate...
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