The most recent season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta discussed an important topic: estate planning and black families. RHOA cast member Kandi Burruss led the estate planning conversation, with her mother, Joyce expressing strong opinions about her wishes.

Your child’s 18th birthday is a significant milestone. They are now legally recognized as adults in Georgia and the rest of the country and world, meaning they can make healthcare and financial choices.

Anne Heche, known for her roles in TV and movies including Donnie Brasco; Six Days, Seven Nights; Wild Side; and many others, died in a tragic car accident in August. What makes this story even more tragic is that she was perfectly healthy before her accident and died without a will in place, and did not name a guardian for her 13-year-old son, Atlas.

August is National Make a Will Month, an important reminder to update or make your will so that you don’t accidentally leave your loved ones unprotected. No one likes to think about their own death - but no one also likes to think they forgot to take the necessary steps to protect the future and security of the people they care about the most.

Each state has deadlines to file a claim for personal injury cases. In general, in Georgia you have two years to file a personal injury lawsuit in most cases.

As a parent, one of your top priorities is ensuring your children are provided for, regardless of their ages. A last will and testament allows you to designate them as beneficiaries of your estate and determines how property and assets are divided between them.

Did you know that June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the month of June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month? How impactful is that? While most people are aware that the elderly are vulnerable to scams and fraud and are often targets for schemes, many are not aware of the often silent but growing problem of elder abuse.

Realizing a parent or other adult loved one has reached this point is heartbreaking. However, for their protection, adult guardianship may become necessary.

A slip and fall injury can cost you money, loss of time at work, medical bills, stress and other complications. You need a personal injury attorney to help you with your claim and receive fair compensation.

If you already have a will, it’s always good to update it periodically. Imagine if you are in a deadly accident and never got around to updating your will - if your ex-spouse is still the beneficiary of your assets and estate, you could be accidentally leaving money to them.

When you hear about family trusts, you may think of ultra-wealthy families and trust fund babies. But family trusts are not just for the rich. If you have a revocable living trust instead of a will, the assets that are owned by your trust will not have to go through probate and will go to your heirs as you've outlined in the trust documents. In fact, you may want to talk with a Georgia Family Estate Planning attorney to decide if you need a trust instead of a will.

When it comes to trusts, there are numerous myths going around that can confuse people. To help clear everything up, here are some myths that we will bust away with the facts.

Should you set up an Advanced Directive or a Durable Power of Attorney? Who will be responsible for your health when you no longer have a voice? What level of care do you actually want? Before we get into too many questions, let’s look at what an advance directive and durable power of attorney entails.

A Power of Attorney (POA) is written authorization for someone to act on your behalf and make decisions about your property, finances or medical care. You can appoint an agent to handle your choices. A power of attorney takes effect immediately upon signature and notarized.

As we get older, we realize that it’s time to start planning for someone to take care of us if we become mentally or physically unable to make proper decisions. A power of attorney (POA) authorizes someone else to handle certain matters on your behalf.

A power of attorney might be one of the most important legal documents that you need. It’s one of those things that you don’t think is necessary… until it is. A power of attorney (POA) authorizes someone else (also called an attorney-in-fact or agent) to handle legal, financial and other matters on your behalf.

Are you considering a Financial Power of Attorney (FPOA)? We can help. An FPOA is not a decision you should take lightly, and you are wise to do your research first. A power of attorney happens when you (the principal) grant someone the authority to act on your behalf when you are unable to do so.

If you own guns in the state of Georgia, you may have questions about how to legally transfer ownership of those guns to your heirs. The simple answer is that you can set up a gun trust to make sure that your guns are transferred to your beneficiaries upon your death.

If you are a pet parent then you know just how important they are to your family - they are family. You want to make sure that no matter what, your pets will be cared for and loved.

Having a living will is important, but it’s something that a lot of people tend to overlook or don’t even know about. And even if they don’t fully overlook it they may not create a living will that’s actually enforceable in their state. That’s because living will laws are different depending on your state.