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Moms Have Trust To Avoid Probate!

Moms Have Trust To Avoid Probate!

by Amy Refeca | Oct 7, 2025 | Administration, Estate, Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Probate

Avoid probate!  Have a living trust.  Then your assets, your decisions about how the money you leave your children is managed is OUT OF the probate process. A revocable living trust lets you manage your assets during life and pass them directly to your children...
Georgia Probate Process Is Out of Your Control

Georgia Probate Process Is Out of Your Control

by Amy Refeca | Oct 7, 2025 | Administration, Estate Planning, Guardianship, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Living Trusts, Probate

Georgia probate is a court process.  Which means you have very little, if any, control over the how, when, what.  When it comes to your children, that is very likely not how you have parented your children so why settle for that if you cannot be there for them!...
Do Not Put Your Nomination for Guardian In Your Will, only

Do Not Put Your Nomination for Guardian In Your Will, only

by Amy Refeca | Oct 7, 2025 | Administration, Estate, Estate Planning, Guardianship, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Probate

Naming a guardian in your will is important—but it’s not always enough. The probate court must still approve the guardian, and if your will is contested or unclear, that process can delay who cares for your children.  Also, guardianship is not something you want to...
Probate Isn’t Private!

Probate Isn’t Private!

by Amy Refeca | Oct 7, 2025 | Administration, Estate Planning, How We Help Women, Living Trusts, Probate, Trusts

Probate Is a Public Process—Even Your Family’s Private Matters Become Public Record There is ZERO privacy in probate court.  There is also A LOT of court oversight.  So if you want the court involved and you like exposing everything to everyone, probate is the way to...
Probate Fees Take Away From What You Leave Behind

Probate Fees Take Away From What You Leave Behind

by Amy Refeca | Oct 7, 2025 | Administration, Estate, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Probate, Revocable Living Trust, Trusts

Court and legal costs reduce what goes to your children’s future! Probate isn’t just slow—it’s costly. Court filing fees, executor fees, and attorney fees can add up quickly in Georgia. These expenses come out of your estate, meaning less money for your...
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