Question: Is a life estate vested and effective if it’s created in a will which also requires the sale of the property (presumably terminating the life estate) and division of proceeds [...]

Question: I am attempting to help a friend add an addendum to his will for the purpose of naming a person to dispose of his personal household contents. He has a trustee named for his trust but [...]

Question: What should grandparents think about in terms of planning for their grandchildren? Response: Most grandparents do not plan specifically for their grandchildren. They provide that their [...]

Question: What should you consider when you’re deciding about guardians for your children? Do you designate the guardians in your will? Response: Yes, you designate the guardians for your [...]

Question: I would like to leave $10,000 cash to a dear friend in the United Kingdom upon my death. Can this be done? If not, can I send her a cashier’s check in the near future? Response: [...]

Question: If I want to leave someone money from my mutual funds, does that have to be in my will or can I just make that person a beneficiary of that fund or partial beneficiary? Will that be [...]

Question: I want to change my will. Can I go to different attorney? Do I have to notify my current attorney who wrote my current will? Response: Yes, you can go to any attorney to update your [...]

Question: When we lived in South Carolina, my wife and I spent big bucks to get a will prepared. I think it was 2014 or 2015. We moved to Georgia in 2016. Our daughter is almost 14 years old. Do [...]

Question: I have a living brother and a half brother that are beneficiaries of my parents’ estate. My mother’s will stated that certain investment accounts were to be divided in [...]

Question: My mom has a vehicle loan that’s to be paid off upon her death. She left that vehicle to me in her will. My aunt won’t let me have it. She said it’s not part of the [...]