When a person dies, whether or not they have an estate plan or even a will, the estate will most likely go through probate. An individual’s estate is essentially their net worth at death, which includes personal property, land or home ownership, investments, life...
Year: 2022
Why women are at higher risk in a car crash
Whether in Georgia or anywhere else in the United States, if you are a woman, you are much more likely to suffer severe injuries in a car accident. That is according to recent reporting that compared injury and fatality statistics of women against those of men. Motor...
New proposal revives nursing home reform debate
Two years after a major reform of the nursing home industry passed into state law, Georgia lawmakers have revived the debate. Proponents say flexibility is needed Unemployment is down, and many employers are facing staffing shortages. The nursing home industry is no...
Will divorce exempt you from paying your spouse’s student loan?
When you are married, you are truly together with the other person and there are many things that are affected by that intimacy. One of those things is financial responsibility. Even if you are similar to other American couples today who have separate bank accounts,...
How judges determine what is in the best interest of a child
One of the more difficult decisions that needs to be made during a divorce is determining child custody. Parents will no longer be living together and so they will no longer be seeing their children every day. It can be difficult to accept that they will need to split...
What is the difference between physical and legal custody?
If you are getting a divorce or separating from your child’s other parent, you will have to come up with a custody arrangement that serves the best interests of your child. Georgia family law courts will consider several factors when making custody determinations...
Five signs that the fiduciary duty has been breached
Your loved one probably spent a lot of time thinking through their estate plan. Now that he or she is gone, it’s the estate administrator and/or trustee’s job to ensure that the wishes that are spelled out in that plan are brought to realization. That might sound...
Can a verbal promise in the business context be legally enforced?
A lot of small businesses pride themselves on building strong personal relationships with those they do business with. These trust-based relationships can lead to efficiency and profitability, but they can also lead to corner-cutting, especially as it relates to the...
Will I keep my inheritance in a gray divorce?
A gray divorce, which is a marriage dissolution that occurs after age 50, can be difficult for many reasons. While the emotional blow caused by this break up can be tremendous, there are very real financial implications, too. If those financial matters are mishandled,...
10 signs of nursing home abuse that you should know
Nursing homes are tasked with a big responsibility: taking care of our elderly loved ones. Yet, despite the extensive number of regulatory and statutory protections in place for nursing home residents, far too often nursing homes and their staff stray from the...