by Amy Refeca | Dec 9, 2024 | Administration, Estate, Estate Planning, Funding, Living Trusts, Probate, Revocable Living Trust, Trust Funding, Trusts
Your Homestead Exemption After a Trust Transfer to Protect Your Estate: Don’t Forget to Refile! Life gets busy, and important tasks can sometimes slip through the cracks. If you’ve recently transferred your home into a Revocable Living Trust as part of...
by Amy Refeca | Oct 8, 2024 | Administration, Estate, Estate Planning, Financial Power of Attorney, Healthcare POA, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Living Trusts, Power of Attorney, Probate, Revocable Living Trust
A Simple Guide for Women in Georgia about Estate Planning. Estate planning is often seen as something that only the super-wealthy or older people need to worry about, but it’s something every woman should consider—no matter her stage in life. Whether you’re a single...
by Amy Refeca | Oct 5, 2024 | Administration, Estate, Estate Planning, Probate
In Georgia, what is probate and what steps are required to administer a loved one’s estate. Probate is the legal process through which a deceased person’s estate is administered, debts are settled, and assets are distributed to heirs or beneficiaries. In...
by Amy Refeca | Sep 30, 2024 | Administration, Estate, Estate Planning, Guardianship, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Living Trusts, Probate, Revocable Living Trust, Trusts
Why Probate Isn’t a Great Option for Mothers with Young Children in Georgia Estate planning is a plan. It is a plan for your money, things and property if you become incapacitated and for when you pass away. For mothers with young children in Georgia, however,...
by Amy Refeca | Feb 22, 2024 | Estate, Estate Planning, Last Will & Testament, Probate, Revocable Living Trust, Trusts
What is a trust? This is a super common question we get at Atlanta Wills and Trusts. It is typically followed up by a few additional questions. Do I need a trust? Do I need a will if I have a trust? Short answers: A trust is a beautiful wooden box. You put things...
by Amy Refeca | Aug 15, 2022 | Advance Directive for Health Care, Estate, Estate Planning, Financial Power of Attorney, Guardianship, Healthcare POA, Incapacity, Last Will & Testament, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts
The Documents In Your Estate Plan! First, I want to tell you what is an “estate”? Your “estate,” for purposes of our conversation, is made up of what is in your name when you die. Your “estate” owns all of it the second after your die (figuratively speaking). Then...
