Estate Planning

New Georgia Laws from 2022 Legislative Session

The following bills are among those that passed both houses of the Georgia legislature during the 2022 legislative session. Assuming…

3 years ago

Deed found to be valid despite allegations of undue influence

In Estate of Bane (Tenn. Ct. App. 3/23/2022), Martha Bane gave her son, John Bane, a power of attorney with…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 4/8/2022

We regularly post links to news articles and other resources that might be of interest to our viewers. We focus…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 4/1/2022

We regularly post links to news articles and other resources that might be of interest to our viewers. We focus…

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Bank records discoverable in Power of Attorney Dispute

In Bethune v. Bethune (Georgia Court of Appeals A21A1659, March 11, 2022), Donald Bethune was acting as agent for his…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 3/25/2022

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. March is also National Kidney Month. We regularly post links to news articles and…

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Form: Simple Last Will and Testament

Although we do NOT recommend that you prepare your own Will, an example of a form published by the Southern Judicial…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 3/11/2022

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. March is also National Kidney Month. We regularly post links to news articles and…

3 years ago

Oregon’s Expanded Medicaid Estate Recovery Pulls Home Back Into Estate

In Department of Human Services v. Hobart, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled, on March 2, 2022, that Oregon's Medicaid…

3 years ago

Frivolous Objection to Will Triggers Attorney’s Fees

On March 4, 2022, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided In re Estate of Elinor J. Ferrell (A21A1361). There, Alvin…

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