All parents should have a plan in place should an emergency strike during should hours, according to Marietta ProtectMyKidsPlan™ attorney, Steve Worrall. Preparations includes naming short-term guardians, listing the right people on school emergency cards and leaving detailed instructions with babysitters to avoid involvement with social services. Marietta, GA – “Do you think a school…
Georgia has recently enacted a new statutory form for powers of attorney in O.C.G.A. section 10-6-142. In the Code section just before that one, O.C.G.A. section 10-6-141, the legislature has codified an explanation of what appear to be Frequently Asked Questions about powers of attorney to be read by principals (the person giving the power…
House Bill 1055 was passed on April 14, 2010, and became effective upon the Governor's signature on May 12, 2010. It provides, among other things for increases in court filing fees for Georgia divorces, adoptions and other civil cases filed in the Superior Courts of Georgia. The increased fees charged by the Superior Court of…
After a bit of a hiatus from my blogging activities, I am pleased to return to posting this week, with a return to a popular series of posts I have done in the past. I am attending the 28th Annual Family Law Institute in Destin, Florida, this week. Except for last year's (when my family…
My colleague in Hingham, Massachusetts, Leanna Hamill, of the Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law Blog, has written a wonderful article today emphasizing reasons given by people for procrastinating estate planning and how it's not just planning for death, but for planning for the eventuality that you might experience an incapacitating injury, or what we…
The following article is from the Australian Blog, Two Homes.Nice to see collaborative family law as a method of resolving divorce and family law cases is taking root "down under." What Is Collaborative Family Law? Collaborative family law is a new approach to dealing with separation and divorce issues that doesn't involve the courts. If…
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me at 770-425-6060. ============================================================ We asked Hegwood a few questions that probably affect plenty of parents. Here are her answers: 1….
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me at 770-425-6060. ============================================================ The person that you designated in your will can no longer care for your children, however you…
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me at 770-425-6060. ============================================================ You and your partner are suddenly deceased. You both have wills but you only nominated a permanent…
The following series of posts contain articles posted at Kaboose.com, featuring an interview with my colleague and fellow Personal Family Lawyer, Kimberly Hegwood. If you have any questions or want to speak with me about these issues, please call me at 770-425-6060. ============================================================ Your family is on vacation in another country and in a terrible…
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I’m not sure there are official statistics for this, but based on my years of experience as a Marietta wills and trust lawyer, the number one reason people don’t do their estate plan is that they simply can’t face their own mortality. In a way, we are like the groundhog…occasionally we stick our heads out…