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!...
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...
by Amy Refeca | Jun 11, 2025 | Administration, Estate, Estate Planning, Guardianship, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament
“We Leave for Vacation Next Week…”: A Summer Estate Planning Conversation Caller: “Hi, this might be a weird question, but we’re going on vacation next week and realized we probably need a will. Can we get that done in time?” Me: “Not a weird question at all! 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 | 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 | 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...
