by Amy Refeca | Jan 25, 2024 | Estate Planning, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament
We are jumping into the arena of “I don’t need a will because…” again. This time, we are talking about women who say they don’t need a will because their children will take care of them. Well, that may be true. Or maybe it isn’t....
by Amy Refeca | Jan 18, 2024 | Estate Planning, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament
As a wills attorney, I hear quite often the phrase “I don’t need a will because…” Today I’ll finish that sentence off with ….. “I do not have children.” My immediate response is to ask them whether or not they an opinion...
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...
by Amy Refeca | Aug 5, 2022 | Advance Directive for Health Care, Estate Planning, Financial Power of Attorney, How We Help Women, Incapacity, Power of Attorney
Is your financial power of attorney immediate or incapacity only? Meaning, can your Agent act on behalf of you in financial transactions as soon as you signed your power of attorney, or, will your Agent ONLY be able to act if something triggers their authority to kick...
by Amy Refeca | May 10, 2022 | Advance Directive for Health Care, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Healthcare POA
The four things your health care agent can do under your Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care, sometimes referred to as a health care power of attorney, are: make treatment health care decisions for YOU, access YOUR private and protected health information, make...
by Amy Refeca | Apr 26, 2022 | Estate Planning, Healthcare POA, Last Will & Testament, Trusts
What is an “estate plan” and what happens if you do not have one? An “estate plan” is a set of documents which gives your family the gift of your choice as to what should happen to your money, things and body in the event you are injured, ill and/or pass away. The...
