Atlanta Estate Planning Blog

No sibling or parent wants to heighten the antagonism between sisters and brothers when crafting their will. Yet it happens, often entirely unintentionally. Fighting can ensue after a family member dies and siblings don’t receive what they wanted or anticipated in the...

As people age, the chances that they will need nursing home care increase. Long-term care costs can be astronomical, so should you buy long-term care insurance? That depends on several factors, including your health and financial situation.  Here's what you need to...

No one knows what will happen to their health as they grow older. Family medical history and personal health issues influence the way a person ages. Some people age gracefully and retain their physical health and mental acuity well into their 80s, 90s or even beyond....

A large part of your estate plan will concern what happens to your assets when you are dead and buried. Yet what happens if you do not want to be dead and buried at all? There are several ways to hold a funeral, and more and more people are choosing cremation instead...

Aging in place is a goal for many people planning their retirements. Rather than going to live in an impersonal and expensive nursing home, they like to stay in their own home and remain independent. Some people even move into smaller retirement homes after their...

It happens all too often. An older relative passes away and leaves their cherished possessions to their heirs. But the problem is that those heirs either don’t want, can’t use or have no room for their loved one’s legacy gifts. Nobody wants that. So, how can you...

As a parent, the best interests of your children will always be at the center of your mind. This principle holds up when you are tackling your estate planning needs.  One option available to you is to nominate a guardian that will care for your children should...

People create or update their estate plans for a wide range of reasons. Maybe you recently added a new child to your family and want to name a guardian for them. Perhaps your family dynamics have shifted, and you want to reassess the way that you allocate your...

There is no doubt that a will is one of the most important estate planning tools you can ever draft. It is the tool that guarantees that your assets will go to the right beneficiaries when you die. This explains why you need to treat the will creation process with the...

Your pets may seem like part of the family to you, but the law does not view things in the same way. In legal terms, your dog or cat is no different from your sofa or car. They cannot inherit. So if you were hoping to leave everything to Polly the poodle rather than...