When people pass away in Georgia, whether they have a will or not, their property will pass on to various family members, friends or others. In order for this to occur, in most cases the estate must first go through the probate process. Probate is a court proceeding...
Probate Litigation
Does an estate have to go through probate in Georgia?
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...
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...