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Can a Georgia Resident Borrow Another State’s Asset Protection Trust?
Imagine placing your savings into a trust, continuing to receive distributions from it, and still keeping future creditors away from the money. Roughly twenty states allow a version of that arrangement, known as a domestic asset protection trust, or DAPT. Georgia is not one of them. So our Norcross estate planning attorneys often hear… Read More »
Who Gets the House? Joint Tenancy vs. Tenancy in Common in Gwinnett County
Two friends buy a rental home in Lawrenceville. A married couple closes on a house in Suwanee. A parent adds an adult child to the deed in Duluth. Each of them assumes the paperwork says what they intended, but does it? The wording of a deed can decide who owns a property after a… Read More »
What Happens to My Home and Assets if I Am Detained or Deported? How a Living Trust Can Help in Georgia
A home represents stability, security, and years of hard work. For immigrant families who have purchased a home in Georgia, it can also represent the opportunity to leave something meaningful to their children and provide them with a place they can always call home. When immigration detention or deportation becomes a possibility, concerns about… Read More »
Can Undocumented Immigrants Create a Living Trust in Georgia? What Families Should Know
For many immigrants, building a life in the United States represents years of hard work, sacrifice, and hopes for a better future. Families come to this country seeking new opportunities for their children, and over time, many are able to purchase a home, start a business, or build financial security. Everything they have accomplished… Read More »
Pour Over Wills in Georgia: The Quiet Safety Net Behind Your Trust
Picture this. You spend weeks setting up a revocable living trust, sign every page, and feel wonderfully finished. Two years later you open a new brokerage account and forget to put it in the trust’s name. What happens to that account when you pass away? That small gap is exactly why the pour over… Read More »
Miles Apart, Still Responsible: Planning for an Elderly Parent Who Lives Out of State
The call usually comes at an inconvenient time. It might be a neighbor, a hospital social worker, or a parent who sounds a little more confused than last week. When your mom or dad lives several states away, it is natural to wonder what you can legally do from where you are. You are… Read More »
The Magic Words: “Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship”
When it comes to your home, a few words on your deed can determine whether your family receives the property automatically or has to go through Probate Court. Those magic words are “Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship.” What Does Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship Mean? Under O.C.G.A. § 44-6-190, a deed can… Read More »
A Power of Attorney Is One of the Most Powerful Documents You Will Ever Sign
A Power of Attorney is an important part of a comprehensive estate plan—but it is also one of the most powerful legal documents you may ever sign. When you name someone as your financial agent under a Power of Attorney, you may be giving that person significant authority over your money and property. Depending… Read More »
A Trustee Can Manage Your Property Without Becoming the Owner
One of the most powerful benefits of a Revocable Living Trust is that you can give someone you trust the legal authority to manage your property without simply giving that property away to them. This distinction is important. People sometimes add a child, relative, or friend to the deed to their home or make… Read More »
The Trust Is Signed. Now What Actually Goes Inside It?
Setting up a trust often feels like the finish line, but it is really the starting point. A trust with nothing inside it offers no protection at all, no matter how carefully the language was drafted. So which assets actually belong in a trust, and which ones are better left where they are? The… Read More »
