Estate Planning
Estate Planning
Estate planning is a process of management and and distribution of assets in the event that you should become incapacitated or pass away. We can provide guidance and prepare the appropriate documents for your current situation. To simplify the process, you can complete a brief questionnaire and return it to us. The questionnaires are available below.
Estate Planning Documents
- Last Will and Testament
- Powers of Attorney
- Georgia Power of Attorney
- Advance Directive for Health Care.
- Designation of Standby Guardian.
- Medical Authorization for Minor Children.
- Living Trust
Estate Planning Questionnaires and Additional Information
Did you know?
- Without a will, your spouse may not receive all of your estate.
- In Georgia, wills may become public record after you die.
- Beneficiary designations determine distribution of those accounts, not your will.
- A handwritten change written on your will does not change the terms of the will.
- Powers of attorney terminate upon the death of the person who signed the power.
- An executor or guardian has legal authority to act only when granted by a probate court.
- Property is not automatically transferred into a living trust upon signing.