Estates

When a loved one passes, the estate process can seem overwhelming. This can cause additional stress for a family during a time that is already emotional and difficult.

At Georgia Fiduciary Group, we have successfully administered hundreds of estates. Often, we are involved from the initial filing of a petition to open an estate, whether for the purpose of tort litigation or because the family is seeking the services of a neutral representative. Once appointed, we manage the entire process as we participate in litigation or settlement negotiations, gather and liquidate assets, assess the validity of creditor claims, address tax issues, and ultimately make a proper and final distribution to beneficiaries or heirs and close the estate.

Other times, we become involved after an estate process has already begun but the family has lost faith in the personal representative or the personal representative has realized that administering an estate is a much bigger job than they originally anticipated.

Regardless of how we get involved, our team of fiduciaries, case managers, property and financial account managers, and support staff are experts at administering estates. In our County Administrator practice, we take pride in our ability to quickly and efficiently administer a high volume of estates in a way that is neutral, transparent, and compliant with Georgia law. In our private estate administration practice, we manage larger, more complex estates quickly and efficiently while addressing more complicated business, investment, charitable, real estate, tax, and litigation issues to ensure that an estate plan is carried out as the testator or settlor intended.

To these ends, our team at Georgia Fiduciary Group is available to serve as a privately nominated Executor, Trustee, or financial power of attorney, when necessary, and as a court appointed Temporary Administrator, Administrator, or Administrator with a Will Annexed. Our flexibility and expertise allow us to manage an estate of any size, whether the estate is comprised of real or personal property or both.