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The Atlanta, Georgia Estate Planning Blog is your go-to source for comprehensive guidance on managing your estate and planning for your future in Georgia. From wills and trusts to healthcare directives and estate taxes, this blog offers valuable insights and practical tips. Follow for expert advice and up-to-date news on estate planning trends and legal developments.

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Trust Dynamics: Insights on Avoiding Trouble with Your Georgia Trustee

This article answers the questions: What are a trustee's responsibilities? What does it mean to breach their duties? How can an Atlanta estate owner avoid that situation?
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How Digital Assets Are Changing Your Atlanta Estate Planning Strategies

Digital assets are changing how individuals and families approach estate planning strategies, including wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. This blog introduces digital assets, what they are, strategies for administration and distribution, and considerations for Atlanta residents, incorporating them into estate planning.
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The TCJA’s Higher Exemptions Sunset: A Guide for the Impact on Estate and Gift Taxes

Plan your asset transfers and tax-free gifting before December 31, 2025, to take advantage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's higher exemption amounts. Most of the TCJA's tax-related provisions will revert to the provisions in place before the TCJA was enacted.
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Empowering Your Healthcare Decisions: The Essential Guide to Advance Directives

Advance directives enable you to legally document healthcare and end-of-life preferences, ensuring that your treatment aligns with your values and wishes, even when you can't speak for yourself.

Navigating Life’s Uncertainties: The Importance of Conservatorships, Inspired by Brian Wilson’s Story

The story of musician and co-founder of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and the need for his family to file for conservatorship is a reminder of the importance of early estate planning.

How Should a Single Person Create an Estate Plan?

Estate planning for singles: make a will, draft a durable power-of-attorney, name an attorney-in-fact, and a health care proxy.

Maximizing Your Legacy: 2024 Estate Planning Opportunities

Use tax season to review income and expenses from 2023 and set new financial goals for 2024 to maximize opportunities.

Why Do I Need to Name an Executor?

An executor participates in the probate process and manages assets during it. This individual has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the estate. This is the highest duty owed under the law.

Update Your Estate Plan: Navigating Life’s Changes

Discover why updating your estate plan is crucial for securing your legacy. Don't wait for a life event to make necessary changes.
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