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May 4, 2016

Does The Executor Or Personal Representative Get Compensated?

Summary: Probating an estate can be complicated, detail-oriented, and time-consuming. An executor can be compensated for this work, either through the terms of the will or under a provision of Georgia law. When you are doing a will, one of the first questions to arise is who to choose as the executor (also known as the personal representative.) In a very general sense, it is the executor’s job

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April 25, 2016

Do I Need To Hire The Attorney Who Drafted The Will To Probate it?

While you are not obligated to use the same attorney who drafted a loved one's will to then probate his or her will, it is a good idea to consider an attorney who is already familiar with the estate and the family's dynamics. When someone passes away and there is a will to probate, the information of the attorney who drafted it will be somewhere on the will.

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April 18, 2016

What To Do If You Can’t Find A Will

Summary: Georgia Estate Planning and Probate Law Firm Siedentopf Law explains what may happen to your loved one's estate if you cannot find his or her will. Not everyone has a will, and not everyone who has a will has told enough people where to find it when it is needed. It is entirely possible to find yourself in the position of not knowing where a loved one’s will

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April 1, 2016

What To Do With the Will

Summary: When a family member passes away, you may have to decide whether to probate his or her will. Siedentopf Law explains how to begin the probate process. Last week I addressed some things that will need doing when someone passes away. One of the main things was finding the will. This may be in a fireproof box at home, a safety deposit box at the bank, a file cabinet somewhere, who knows. Let’s

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March 28, 2016

Steps To Take When Someone Dies

Siedentopf Law provides a list of steps you should take following the death of a loved one. When someone in your family dies, grief and inertia can combine to make it seem impossible to do what needs to be done. Here is a guide to some of the first steps you may want to take. Get a Legal Pronouncement of Death This is the very first thing that needs

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