Wills

Wills help you direct where your property goes after you pass away. You can ensure college assistance for children or grandchildren or take care of a special needs relative. You can give away your estate outright or in trust for your spouse, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews and so forth.

Mr. Casey's Estate Plans generally include a Will, General Power of Attorney (allows someone to sign your name to financial matters or things), Medical Directive (allows someone to make health care decision for you in case you cannot do it for yourself, and you direct what type of treatment you desire for your "End of Life"), and, if applicable, Medial Power of Attorney (allows someone to allow medical treatment for a child).

Generally speaking, the estate plans cost*:

Individual $400.00 - Couples $500.00

Some people may want a "Revocable Living Trust" (simplistically, this passes an asset(s) to your heirs without having that asset go through probate and may protect your asset(s) from Medicare or Medicaid attachment).  Generally Speaking, it costs $1,500.00* for the entire estate plan.

The Estate Plans that Mr. Casey prepares are generally for those persons who are under the Federal Estate Tax Limit. If you are under that limit, then there is no estate tax. If you are over that limit, there may be tax on that amount over the limit.  There is no estate tax between Husband and Wife. Georgia really doesn't have an estate tax, it "sponges off" the Federal Estate Tax.  What is the estate tax limit and how much is the tax?  

The estate tax limit is in a current state of change and depending on the year of death will depend on the limit, such as in 2010, there is no tax and 2011 it reverts back to 1 million.  

The amount of the tax is a sliding scale depending on how much over the tax limit you are.  The higher over, the higher amount of tax.