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’ve been badgering my Dad (age 62, single, with health conditions) to sign durable power of attorney and health care proxy documents for many years now. I think he finally filled [...]

Question: I have investments with Edward Jones on which the beneficiaries have already been named. Do these have to be listed in my will or trust? Response: No, your beneficiary designations [...]

Question: I have a health care proxy which is current. I have an old will but since my husband has died, the will also includes a directive that all assets should go to our children. The will is [...]

Question: What subjects in a last will are interchangeable within all states? If I move frequently due to my company, is there anything on my will I know will always be valid, or do I have to pay [...]

Question: If I spend my winters in Florida, should I have separate Florida estate planning documents? Response: As with many responses to legal questions, the answer is yes and no—one being the [...]

Everyone talks about probate and avoiding probate, but what is “probate?” And what is “probate property?” Probate is the judicial process through which property you own [...]

Question: My friend wishes to leave me her mobile home but wants to make sure her stepchildren get some money. The value of the home is $800,000, and she wants me to have it in a way that she [...]

Question: My wife and I drafted our wills with an attorney when our two children were young. We would like to make some minor tweaks to the will—for instance, adding a new charity beneficiary and [...]