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Fort Mcpherson Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Patrick J. Gibbs, P.C. Attorney at Law

4.4
1 Review

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Estate Planning for the Family: Practice includes wills, trusts (including special needs trusts), probate of decedents estates. Also serving legal needs of small business owners.

  • Estate Planning LawyersWills, Trusts, and 3 more

Patrick J. Gibbs
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Hill & Watchko, LLC

5.0
2 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • Planning for life. Planning wisely.​ Our attorneys have over 100 years of experience in estate planning​​​

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrusts and Estates, Wills, and 14 more

John Cleveland "Cleve" Hill
Managing Partner
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Alexander & Vann, LLP

4.6
28 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 12 lawyers2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Trial Practice, and 11 more

Timothy C. Sanders
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Law Office of Overton C. Thierry, Jr., L.LC.

4.8
4 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • We Understand That Sometimes Bad Things Can Happen To Good People

  • Estate Planning LawyersCriminal Defense, Criminal Trials, and 57 more

  • Free Consultation

Overton Thierry Jr.
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Cauthorn Owen & Sanders

4.1
5 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers2 awards

  • The firm was established in 1991, by T. E. Cauthorn, former Superior Court Judge of Cobb County, who resigned from the bench after twelve years of public service to return to the... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral, Civil Practice, and 87 more

Brittany Schmidt
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Andre Kill & McCarthy, LLP

5.0
5 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers2 awards

  • The firm offers a wide range of legal services with a focus on the needs of businesses, as well as representing clients in complex commercial and business litigation.

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Practice, Federal Practice, and 16 more

Richard H. Andre
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Thomas E. Raines, P.C.

5.0
12 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Practices law in the State of Georgia. Taxation Law, Estate Planning Law, Corporate Law, Business Law, and Wills and Probate and Estate Administration Law

  • Estate Planning LawyersCorporate Law, Commercial Real Estate, and 12 more

Thomas E. Raines
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Slutzky, Wolfe and Bailey, LLP

5.0
3 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 7 lawyers1 award

  • Attorney at Law

  • Estate Planning LawyersReal Estate, Real Estate Development, and 9 more

Brad M. Wolfe
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J.F. Tenney Law LLC

5.0
1 Review

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • One of Atlanta's Premier Domestic and International Business and Tax Law Firm J.F. Tenney is a seasoned pro with 35 years in the business.

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrusts and Estates, Taxation, and 10 more

James Tenney
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Pacer Law LLC

5.0
1 Review

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Estate planning and elder law attorney who provides advocacy, advice and answers to individuals and their families.

  • Estate Planning LawyersElder Law, Wills and Trusts, and 10 more

Linda Pacer
Estate Planning Lawyer
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Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C.

5.0
366 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers4 awards

  • Life happens: plan for it. At Morgan + DiSalvo, we help all kinds of people create complete, customized estate plans that leave no stone unturned when it comes to determining the... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersWills, Probate, and 47 more

  • Free Consultation

  • Offers Video

Richard Morgan Esq.
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Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP

4.5
167 Reviews

  • Serving Fort Mcpherson, GA and Fulton County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers3 awards

  • Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP is a full service law firm with our office in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia. We serve our clients’ needs with extensive experience in... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Child Protection & Advocacy, and 19 more

Robert Wakefield Chambers III
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Commonly Asked Estate Planning Questions From Users Near You

This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Can a funeral home be sued for not giving me options?

Robert W. Hughes
Answered by attorney Robert W. Hughes (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Robert W. Hughes & Associates, P.C.
It is nto up the the funeral home to express to you all of hte different optionbs available in teh world.  It is only their job to tell you what they have available.  Even then, they are not legally obligated to even tell you the many options they offer.  
It is nto up the the funeral home to express to you all of hte different optionbs available in teh world.  It is only their job to tell you what they have available.  Even then, they are not legally obligated to even tell you the many options they offer.  
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Can creditors access living trust?

Loraine M. DiSalvo
Answered by attorney Loraine M. DiSalvo
Estate Planning lawyer at Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C.
The answer to this question depends very heavily on (1) how the trust is written and (2) how the beneficiary designation was set up. The term "living trust" usually means a revocable living trust, and the general rule is that assets held by or paid to a revocable living trust can be accessed to pay the debts of the trust's deceased creator. But if the trust was structured to protect life insurance benefits specifically, it might not make them subject to creditor claims. The trust also might not be a revocable trust - it could have been an irrevocable trust created during the creator's lifetime - that is also technically a living trust although not that's not the most common use of that term. An irrevocable trust usually would be designed to avoid creditors claims made against the deceased creator. In addition, if this is a Georgia decedent, the minor child may be able to use a year's support right to get around the creditors' claims even if the life insurance might otherwise be exposed, even though there's a living trust in place and not simply a probate estate. If you really want an answer, I suggest that you contact a good estate attorney, preferably one with some litigation experience, and see if they can review the trust and the beneficiary designation and see what the situation actually is. It's too fact-dependent a question to be answered in this kind of forum.
The answer to this question depends very heavily on (1) how the trust is written and (2) how the beneficiary designation was set up. The term "living trust" usually means a revocable living trust, and the general rule is that assets held by or paid to a revocable living trust can be accessed to pay the debts of the trust's deceased creator. But if the trust was structured to protect life insurance benefits specifically, it might not make them subject to creditor claims. The trust also might not be a revocable trust - it could have been an irrevocable trust created during the creator's lifetime - that is also technically a living trust although not that's not the most common use of that term. An irrevocable trust usually would be designed to avoid creditors claims made against the deceased creator. In addition, if this is a Georgia decedent, the minor child may be able to use a year's support right to get around the creditors' claims even if the life insurance might otherwise be exposed, even though there's a living trust in place and not simply a probate estate. If you really want an answer, I suggest that you contact a good estate attorney, preferably one with some litigation experience, and see if they can review the trust and the beneficiary designation and see what the situation actually is. It's too fact-dependent a question to be answered in this kind of forum.
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Are the remaining payable on death funds in a deceased members banking account considered inheritance?

Loraine M. DiSalvo
Answered by attorney Loraine M. DiSalvo
Estate Planning lawyer at Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C.
Assets held in an account that is subject to a payable on death (POD) beneficiary designation do not become part of the decedent's probate estate. Instead, they are paid directly to the beneficiary. However, with POD or transfer on death (TOD) designation, if the decedent's estate turns out to be insolvent, the creditors could legally come looking to the POD/TOD beneficiary for payment of the decedent's debts. So, there is some risk of a creditor claim, although it's likely to be small, and the probate estate assets should be used before any creditor comes after POD or TOD beneficiaries. (Note: some assets payable under beneficiary designations that are NOT POD or TOD designations, such as beneficiary designations on IRAs or other retirement plans and life insurance, have more protection against creditor claims than POD/TOD accounts do.) Georgia has no estate or inheritance taxes, so assets received from a Georgia decedent normally will not be subject to any such taxes unless the decedent's estate was large enough to generate a federal estate tax. If you have actual questions about a real situation, however, please don't rely on this kind of forum. Get an actual consultation from an attorney. That's the only way that anyone will be able to get enough information about your actual situation to give you legal advice. Best wishes to you.
Assets held in an account that is subject to a payable on death (POD) beneficiary designation do not become part of the decedent's probate estate. Instead, they are paid directly to the beneficiary. However, with POD or transfer on death (TOD) designation, if the decedent's estate turns out to be insolvent, the creditors could legally come looking to the POD/TOD beneficiary for payment of the decedent's debts. So, there is some risk of a creditor claim, although it's likely to be small, and the probate estate assets should be used before any creditor comes after POD or TOD beneficiaries. (Note: some assets payable under beneficiary designations that are NOT POD or TOD designations, such as beneficiary designations on IRAs or other retirement plans and life insurance, have more protection against creditor claims than POD/TOD accounts do.) Georgia has no estate or inheritance taxes, so assets received from a Georgia decedent normally will not be subject to any such taxes unless the decedent's estate was large enough to generate a federal estate tax. If you have actual questions about a real situation, however, please don't rely on this kind of forum. Get an actual consultation from an attorney. That's the only way that anyone will be able to get enough information about your actual situation to give you legal advice. Best wishes to you.
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