Our Atlanta, Georgia, probate, estate, and fiduciary litigation law Firm has experienced a remarkable increase in the number of Georgia breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits we have litigated (or are presently litigating) over the past several years. Likewise, our wills, trusts, and estate attorneys have also seen a significant increase…
As an experienced Atlanta Probate Lawyer, I have repeatedly seen first-hand the frustration a beneficiary or heir can experience if the executor or administrator of a Georgia Probate Estate refuses or is unwilling to provide the beneficiaries or heirs with answers concerning the status of the estate. I also understand…
The Atlanta, Georgia, will litigation lawyers of The Libby Law Firm have seen an increase in will contest lawsuits. One of the areas we have seen an increase is the assertion of undue influence. Often this occurs when one sibling tries to exploit a family member with diminished mental or…
The Atlanta, Georgia, will contest lawyers at our Firm have seen a rise in the number of shameful and disgraceful “primary persons,” “caregivers,” and “significant others” who attempt to seemingly base their living on their ability to give rise to their fortune through the misappropriation of another’s funds “in disguise”…
The Atlanta, Georgia probate litigation lawyers at our Firm who have lawsuits and disputes ongoing in Marietta, Cobb County; Atlanta, Fulton County; Decatur, DeKalb County; Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, as well as other Metro Atlanta area county probate courts have seen breach of fiduciary claims on the rise. The reasons behind…
As an Atlanta probate attorney, I often see Georgia probate estate administrators and executors turn into dishonest persons once they become administrator or executor of the probate estate. Upon qualification by the Georgia Probate Court, any administrator or executor is put into a position of power and trust over heirs,…
As a Georgia probate litigation lawyer who has represented clients in countless court and legal proceedings concerning Georgia estate disputes in probate court, I am seeing more and more breaches by executors, administrators, and agents for powers of attorney, of their fiduciary duties. “Fiduciary Duty” Defined: A fiduciary duty is…
An executor or administrator is appointed by the GA probate court to perform the same administrative responsibilities when there is no Georgia will, the Georgia will fails to name an executor or no executor named in the GA will cannot or elects not to serve. Whether you are an executor…
As executor or administrator of a GA estate, you are entitled to the statutory fees for Georgia executors and administrators. These statutory fees are based on a percentage of assets taken into the estate, a percentage of income on estate assets during the administration of the estate and a percentage…
Atlanta, Georgia probate litigation Lawyers, who specialize in wills, trusts, estates and probate, as I do, tell clients and potential clients that meeting with an Atlanta, GA attorney to acquire an overview of how their assets are held is essential. This straightforward estate planning is indispensable because some assets are…