Wills & Probate

Wills & Probate

Wills & Probate
Nobody likes planning for death, but failing to do so could cause your family immeasurable stress and conflict down the road. At our firm, our attorneys have decades of experience helping local residents draft their wills and guiding families through the probate process. If you live near our offices and need help creating or probating a will, contact us today to schedule a consultation.

Wills

Wills are the simplest way to ensure that your assets go to the people you love the most upon your death. While wills are very easy to create, there are several legal formalities that must be met for a will to be enforceable. It also cannot contain any provisions that are contrary to the law.

Whether you are elderly or are newly married, it’s important to have a will to protect your family from a complicated probate or familial disputes. If you’ve already created a will, you should update it after major life events including new children, marriages in the family, and the purchase of a home or other large assets.

Probate

Probate is the legal process of settling a loved one’s affairs and executing their will. The court will first give creditors a chance to collect on outstanding debts before dividing the remaining estate in accordance with the will’s provisions. If there was no will or the will did not cover the entire estate, the court will follow Georgia’s intestacy laws for any remaining assets. Probate is also the time when legal challenges to a will may be raised.

Sometimes an uncontested probate could take as long as a year, and contested probates could take much longer. To give your family time to grieve and avoid having to spend time away from your family, consider contacting our experienced attorneys to guide you through the process.
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