Oconee Law Firm is located in downtown Watkinsville, Georgia. We practice elder law, probate and estate planning, including drafting Powers of Attorney, Last Wills and Testaments, and Trusts. Attorney Dennise Grayson is experienced in probate and estate litigation and mediation, and in drafting and administering Special Needs Trusts. She is licensed in Florida, Georgia, Connecticut and Arizona and is proficient in community property law.
Ms. Grayson is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs and has experience applying for Aid and Attendance Pension benefits. She is certified by the Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. A native of Athens, Georgia, Ms. Grayson attended Athens Academy and Oconee County schools before graduating from Jacksonville University and Florida Coastal School of Law, the latter of which are both located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Her practice concentrates on planning for the unique concerns of the elder population as well as those families affected by disabilities.
Ms. Grayson is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs and has experience applying for Aid and Attendance Pension benefits. She is certified by the Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. A native of Athens, Georgia, Ms. Grayson attended Athens Academy and Oconee County schools before graduating from Jacksonville University and Florida Coastal School of Law, the latter of which are both located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Her practice concentrates on planning for the unique concerns of the elder population as well as those families affected by disabilities.
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There are many legal strategies involved in estate planning, including wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, and health care documents.
New clients often say that they do not have an estate plan.
Most people are surprised to learn that they actually do have a plan.
In the absence of legal planning otherwise, their estate will be distributed after death according to Georgia's laws of intestacy.
Of course, this may not be the plan they would have chosen.
A properly drafted estate plan will replace the terms of the State's estate plan with your own.
New clients often say that they do not have an estate plan.
Most people are surprised to learn that they actually do have a plan.
In the absence of legal planning otherwise, their estate will be distributed after death according to Georgia's laws of intestacy.
Of course, this may not be the plan they would have chosen.
A properly drafted estate plan will replace the terms of the State's estate plan with your own.
It would be an understatement to say that family businesses are the backbone of the American economy.
Some 90 percent of all businesses in this country are either family-owned or family-controlled.
They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, representing all sectors of our economy.
From agriculture to services, technology and manufacturing, family businesses generate an estimated one-half of the U.S. Gross National Product and pay half of all wages earned in this country.
Not all family businesses are traditional small businesses either.
Some 90 percent of all businesses in this country are either family-owned or family-controlled.
They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, representing all sectors of our economy.
From agriculture to services, technology and manufacturing, family businesses generate an estimated one-half of the U.S. Gross National Product and pay half of all wages earned in this country.
Not all family businesses are traditional small businesses either.
Asset protection planning involves making prudent decisions today to protect yourself, your business, and your hard-earned assets from loss due to lawsuits, creditors or bankruptcies.
Asset protection planning is especially prudent for professionals and business owners, whose personal assets could be at risk due the nature of their employment.
Statistically and anecdotally, we all know that the number of divorces, lawsuits and bankruptcies is staggering.
While no one believes lightning will strike them, wealth created through a lifetime of work, saving and investing can be lost overnight if these forms of man-made lightning do strike.
Asset protection planning is especially prudent for professionals and business owners, whose personal assets could be at risk due the nature of their employment.
Statistically and anecdotally, we all know that the number of divorces, lawsuits and bankruptcies is staggering.
While no one believes lightning will strike them, wealth created through a lifetime of work, saving and investing can be lost overnight if these forms of man-made lightning do strike.
At Oconee Law Firm, PC, we encourage and assist the tradition of giving to charitable causes.
In addition to the many personal rewards inherent in making a charitable gift, most gifts also provide a current charitable income tax deduction.
Some charitable giving strategies also save capital gains taxes, increase income, and provide you, or whomever you designate, with an income for life.
Additionally, these types of gifts may provide an estate tax deduction - an important consideration in planning your estate.
In addition to the many personal rewards inherent in making a charitable gift, most gifts also provide a current charitable income tax deduction.
Some charitable giving strategies also save capital gains taxes, increase income, and provide you, or whomever you designate, with an income for life.
Additionally, these types of gifts may provide an estate tax deduction - an important consideration in planning your estate.
Historically speaking, the federal estate tax is an excise tax levied on the transfer of a person's assets after death.
In actuality, it is neither a death tax nor an inheritance tax, but more accurately a transfer tax.
There are three distinct aspects to federal wealth transfer taxes that comprise what is called the Unified Transfer Tax: Estate Taxes, Gift Taxes, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.
Legal planning to avoid or minimize these transfer taxes is both a prudent and an important aspect of comprehensive estate planning.
In actuality, it is neither a death tax nor an inheritance tax, but more accurately a transfer tax.
There are three distinct aspects to federal wealth transfer taxes that comprise what is called the Unified Transfer Tax: Estate Taxes, Gift Taxes, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.
Legal planning to avoid or minimize these transfer taxes is both a prudent and an important aspect of comprehensive estate planning.
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