Health Care Advance Directives

Order of preference in selection of guardians; written request nominating guardian; requirements of writing, O.C.G.A. ยง 29-4-3

The ultimate test in determining who should be appointed as guardian is "who will best serve the interest of the…

3 months ago

The person nominated by a proposed ward as Guardian or Conservator is not required to file pleadings to be considered

In In Re Estate of Kurtzman, 366 Ga. App. 725 (2023), Bette Kurtzman, 85 years old, had dementia and was…

4 months ago

Getting Organized

Many people think that estate planning is just having documents prepared. They have a lawyer prepare a Will, get it…

1 year ago

Sometimes You Must Say No

Sometimes you just have to say No "No" isn't a four-letter word. Saying "no" isn't necessarily bad and you shouldn't…

2 years ago

Getting Health Care Directives to Your Doctors FAST

If you are in the midst of a crisis, it's critical for doctors and other health care providers to know…

2 years ago

Elder Law Mishmash June 2023

The following is a mishmash of information on various Elder Law, Special Needs Law, and Estate Planning issues. It also…

3 years ago

What makes a signature valid in Georgia?

The dictionary definition of "signature" is "a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification in…

3 years ago

Chronic Care Model and Patient Advocacy

In the late 1990s, Dr. Ed Wagner (and his team at the Macccoll Center - now the ACT Center), created…

3 years ago

Georgia Legal Forms and Guides

(Last Updated: 9/6/2022) We've found the Georgia legal forms linked below from various sources. By linking them here, we are…

3 years ago

Probate Court’s Order on Emergency Guardianship is not appealable

On May 20, 2022, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued its Order in In re Estate of Brenda Elizabether Strother…

4 years ago