What is a County Administrator? Do you need one in your case?  Or, will it just cause more problems? These are important questions about a little-known topic.  We will shed some light on them in this post. My name is…

What is an interim distribution? As the personal representative of the estate, should you be making an interim distribution? As an heir, should you be expecting one? Interim distributions can be complicated and come with some risks. We’ll discuss them…

A Temporary Administrator is a special kind of administrator that can be appointed over an Estate. What does a Temporary Administrator do and why would you want one? These are important questions, and we are going to answer them in…

If the value of the estate covers the deceased person’s debts, the beneficiaries or heirs will still receive some amount of inheritance and you don’t need to worry about lacking funds. However, if it looks as though there is not…

For example, who will inherit the property if the deceased does not have a will, had children from a first marriage, and, many years later, remarries and dies with minor children from the new relationship? Who are the heirs? When…

As a personal representative, are you allowed to sell estate property on your own, or do you have to go to the court for permission first? This is an important question with a complicated answer. If you mess up, you…

Does being the Temporary Administrator of a probate estate give you more power to keep what you want from the estate? A Temporary Administrator is an unusual position under Georgia probate law, and the position is not used for many…

Can a beneficiary get reimbursed by the estate before the other beneficiaries get their shares? Generally speaking, Georgia probate law allows expenses paid on behalf of the estate to be reimbursed, so long as the expenses are considered proper. Whether…

  How do you handle an estate in Georgia from out of state? Settling an estate is difficult on its own, and those challenges are magnified when you have to manage the estate remotely because you don’t live close by….

Selling a deceased parent’s home is never a happy experience.  A lot goes into it and for many of our clients, it can be an emotional rollercoaster. Between going through the personal items in the home, handling the legal process,…

What happens if there is an administrator of an estate who has cut off all contact with the heirs and it appears that the person may have transferred estate assets into their name? In this case, we have an administrator…

Sometimes family members are less than cooperative in helping to settle the estate. Other times, they are downright hostile. So, what happens when an heir seizes control of the estate home and won’t leave? What do you do? This can…