Craig Frankel’s representation of Georgia Tech Professor featured in Fulton...
Gaslowitz Frankel partner Craig Frankel was recently featured in an article in the Fulton County Daily Report regarding his representation of a Georgia Tech professor in a wrongful termination action....
View ArticleAn Overview of Guardianships and Conservatorships in Georgia
An elderly man—proudly independent and private—looks around the courtroom. Seated beside him is a court-appointed attorney. With dismay, he listens as his adult son tells the judge that he will move...
View ArticleDespite the publicity of the Astor case and others, very few cases of elder...
On October 8, 2009, watchers of courtroom drama everywhere reeled at the news that Anthony Marshall, son of Brooke Astor, had been convicted of one count of grand larceny in connection with the...
View ArticleGeorgia Supreme Court Upholds Bequest to Mistress
Bequest to Mistress Upheld Eight Years After Will Offered for Probate Georgia resident, Harvey Strother, had an extramarital affair with a Florida woman, Anne Melican, over the course of the last...
View ArticleCreditors Are Getting More and More Aggressive in Collection of Debts of...
As stated in an article on CNNMoney earlier this week, Debt after death: Banks chase down mourners – Sep. 1, 2011, creditors, especially credit card companies, are becoming increasingly aggressive in...
View ArticleCourt holds beneficiary responsible for unpaid fees of property she never owned
In a decision that could have wide reaching implications, the Georgia Court of Appeals recently held that a beneficiary of an intestate (without a will) decedent can be liable for a debt of the...
View ArticleHow Making a Plan of Distribution Now Can Avoid Estate Disputes Later
Having a plan—in this case, a plan of distribution (or personal property list)—now can make all the difference in avoiding a lot of costly personal property litigation later. As stated in this article...
View ArticleWill Contest, Probate, and Fiduciary Litigation Trends (Free PDF)
Adam Gaslowitz presented a speech entitled “Will Contest, Probate, and Fiduciary Litigation Trends: A Bird’s Eye View” at the recent ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques seminar in San...
View ArticleGeorgia Court of Appeals upholds fraud and undue influence verdict
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently decided another in a long line of cases on the issue of undue influence over a testator (in Prainito v. Smith, 2012 WL). As is the rule in Georgia, undue influence...
View ArticleRecent article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution highlights problems with...
The growing problem of elder abuse, specifically elderly individuals falling victim to sweepstakes scams, is highlighted in a recent article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution written by AP writer...
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