Proper estate planning can provide lasting financial protection for you and your loved ones, but mistakes are common if you are not familiar with the principles of estate planning and asset protection law. Inadvertently passing assets to unintended recipients can cause legal nightmares as surviving family members, heirs, and loved ones fight it out in court to figure out which people you intended to inherit what property. An estate planning attorney adds value, often preventi

What do holograms have to do with estate planning? Not much, if anything, and for good reason. A holographic will is an unwitnessed document that is hand-written, signed, and dated by the decedent. Many people believe that recording their final wishes in such a document will ensure that they are obeyed. Unfortunately, holographic wills are extremely vulnerable to challenges in probate court and less than half of the states recognize them. Georgia is among the large number of