by Amy Refeca | Oct 11, 2025 | Estate Planning, How We Help Women, Living Trusts, Probate
Probate can be slow, expensive, and stressful — three things no mom wants to leave behind for her children. A Revocable Living Trust helps you skip that process entirely. Think of a trust like a secure container that holds your property — your home, savings, or...
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...
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 | 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...
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...
