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The Advantages of Gifting a Vacation Home 5.2.19

The Advantages of Gifting a Vacation Home

Summary: If you are considering gifting a vacation home to a family member, you might want to do it while The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act exemptions are still in effect. If you are considering leaving your vacation home to your family, it is important to keep in mind the

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Do I need a trust? (2)

Video: Do I Need A Trust (Part Two – Avoiding Probate)

Siedentopf Law’s video series “Do I Need A Trust?” continues with part two — how trusts can help you avoid probate. Click here to watch part one of this series, on trusts and privacy. https://youtu.be/kOtMJVZdVKA Siedentopf Law’s video series “Do I Need A Trust?” continues with part two — how

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DNA Testing Kits Adopted Children and Inheritance

DNA Testing Kits: Adopted Children and Inheritance

Summary: While adopted children have no legal right to their biological parents’ assets, the birth parents can still include the children in their will. The situation depends on the child’s personal relationship to their birth parents and biological family.  In recent years, there has been an increased interest in DNA

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Do I need a trust? (1)

Video: Do I Need A Trust? (Part One – Privacy)

In Siedentopf Law’s newest video series, estate planning and probate attorney Sarah Siedentopf answers the question, “Do I need a trust?” Part One focuses on trusts and privacy. https://youtu.be/htLyUXiGfA8 Hi, I’m attorney Sarah Siedentopf and I practice estate planning and probate in Atlanta, Georgia. Many people want to know whether or

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DNA Testing Kits and Estate Inheritance

DNA Testing for Estate Inheritance

As DNA testing kits become more popular and affordable, there is an increased interest in learning about ancestry and familial relationships. DNA testing kits can also be helpful tools in settling estate disputes.  As DNA testing kits become more popular and affordable, and as the Internet strengthens our global connectivity,

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Cryptocurrency and Georgia's Unclaimed Property Laws

Cryptocurrency and Georgia’s Unclaimed Property Laws

Summary: Although the cryptocurrency industry has not faced many challenges under unclaimed property laws, as cryptocurrency increases in popularity, states will be more likely to target cryptocurrency holders as sources of revenue. Alternatively, if you are the owner of cryptocurrency, a careful estate plan will help prevent your property from

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What is a living trust?

Video: What is a Living Trust?

In Siedentopf Law’s latest video, Atlanta estate planning and probate attorney Sarah Siedentopf answers the question “What is a Living Trust?” Hi, I’m attorney Sarah Siedentopf. I practice estate planning and probate in Atlanta, Georgia. What is a living trust? A living trust is a trust that is put into

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Can you set up your own asset protection trust?

Video: Can You Set Up Your Own Asset Protection Trust?

In Siedentopf Law’s latest video, estate planning and probate attorney Sarah Siedentopf answers the question “Can you set up your own asset protection trust?”https://youtu.be/leyvn6OhDAg Hi, I’m Sarah Siedentopf. I’m an estate planning and probate attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. You may have heard of a spendthrift trust or an asset protection

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Protecting Cryptocurrency with an Estate Plan

Protecting Cryptocurrency with an Estate Plan

Summary: A devastating blow to the cryptocurrency exchange serves as an unfortunate but timely reminder about the importance of careful estate planning. A person who has invested in bitcoin needs to develop a means of passing the account information to their heirs and/or estate executor. Without this information, no one

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What is a spendthrift trust?

Video: What is a Spendthrift Trust?

In Siedentopf Law’s latest video, estate planning and probate attorney Sarah Siedentopf discusses Spendthrift Trusts. Hi, I’m Sarah Siedentopf. I’m an estate planning and probate attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. What is a spendthrift trust? There are many different types of trusts but a spendthrift trust is designed to protect someone who has trouble with

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Protecting Spouse With Estate Plan

Protecting Your Spouse With An Estate Plan

Summary: Careful estate planning can help provide financial security for surviving spouses. In Siedentopf Law’s latest blog, we discuss some planning Items to consider, such as: updating accounts and beneficiaries, designating a Power of Attorney, drafting an Advance Directive, and reviewing important medical and financial documents.  More widowed women are

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What is a Testamentary Trust

Video: What is a Testamentary Trust?

Hi, I’m Sarah Siedentopf. I’m an estate planning and probate attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. What is a testamentary trust? A testamentary trust is a trust that is inside your will and does not come into effect until you have passed away. Now under that category, there are bazillions of different types of trusts, which might do different things. But

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