Boykin Edwards, Jr., P.C. concentrates in estate planning and the probate of estates — including the preparation of wills, trusts, advance directives, and powers of attorney, and handling all matters in probate, including the appointment of executors and administrators.
Many people do not accept that they must plan to die just as they plan to live. Failing to get your affairs in order results in hardship and financial loss for the family members left behind. Attorney Edwards always emphasizes that failing to plan only results in higher legal costs after someone has died — and his primary interest is always that surviving family members receive what they deserve, not his firm or any other.
Property passes through a person’s estate either with or without a Last Will and Testament. If there is a will, the person who prepares it decides how their property will pass. If there is no will, the law decides based on what is known as Descent and Distribution. Failure to probate an estate could eventually result in family members receiving nothing.
On any estate plan prepared by Attorney Edwards’ office, the passing of property is carefully considered, and every possible scenario for who will receive property is examined — based on careful questioning regarding the people involved, their ages, their health, and many other factors.
The Probate Courts in Georgia have multiple requirements and conditions, and these differ depending on whether there is a Last Will and Testament. Attorney Edwards’ office has handled these matters since 1988 and has traveled throughout the State of Georgia representing clients on probate matters.
Attorney Edwards urges everyone to get their affairs in order while in reasonably good health. You owe it to yourself and your family to plan your affairs sooner rather than later.
