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		<title>Powers of Attorney as an Estate Planning Tool</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1108</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Probate Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Granting a Power of Attorney allows for an individual to designate another person, commonly referred to as an attorney-in-fact, to stand in his/her place and to make legally binding decisions on his/her behalf.  A power of attorney may be as broad to include all personal and financial decisions that the granting individual could make under their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Income Tax Consequences of Mortgage Forgiveness and Modifications</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1104</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Real Estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Indebtedness Income]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Loan Modifications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Business Entities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given the wave of mortgage foreclosures for commercial and residential real estate, as well as the sour economy forcing many current owners to renegotiate for better loan terms, you should know that these events could likely carry significant income tax consequences.
Internal Revenue Code section 61(a)(12) states that taxable gross income includes income from the cancellation of debt.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Tax Assessment Appeals: New Laws in Favor of Homeowners</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1098</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bank Sales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Real Estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Distress Sales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Lawyer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Tax Appeals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Tax Assessments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Property]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Residential Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On June 4, 2010, Governor Purdue signed into law that may prove beneficial for homeowners seeking property tax relief during these difficult economic times.  This law may have an impact on how the values of homes and business properties are assessed, especially in areas where there have been significant foreclosures, distressed sales, short sales, etc.
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Insurance as an Easy Estate Planning Tool</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1092</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tax Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Administration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Tax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Lawyer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Income Tax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone has tens of millions of dollars on hand to leave behind to loved ones when they pass away.  The absence of great wealth, however, should not serve as an impediment to providing comfortable support for your survivors.  A great way to leave loved ones with adequate financial support after death is through the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Challenges in Georgia</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1087</link>
		<comments>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1087#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Administration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate Procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wills]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Lawyer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate Court]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Will Contest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wills Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contesting a will executed by a deceased loved one is a decision not to be entered into lightly.  There are issues of jeopardizing family harmony and updholding the departed&#8217;s last wishes with respect to his/her property.  There are many instances, however, where unfair and outside pressures resulted in the drafting of a new will or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Entity Formation: An Essential for Real Estate Investors</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1083</link>
		<comments>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1083#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Real Estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Planning Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Law]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Capital Investments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Liability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Business Entities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Property]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even though our nation&#8217;s economy is floundering, there are many potentials out there for the savvy investor.  Many investors with ready funds have turned to taking advantage of the depressed real estate market.  As many homes and commercial buildings are going through forced sales due to foreclosure, investors with cash-in-hand are able to buy many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowners Associations Run Amok?</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1081</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Teusink</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Covenants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Homeowner's Association]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you live in a Metro Atlanta neighborhood built after 1985 there is a substantial likelihood that your property may be subject to the covenants of a Homeowners Association.  We have found that people typically have one of two diametrically opposed opinions about HOA&#8217;s.   These opinions are something like -

My HOA is reasonably well run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lapse of the Bush Tax Cuts and Some of Its Consequences</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1076</link>
		<comments>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1076#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tax Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Bush Tax Cuts]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Capital Gains]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Tax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Lawyer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Income Tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you agree with the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts enacted under the Bush administration, you should know that after 2010, many tax rules will revert to the pre-2001 laws.  Many tax rates will increase for individuals, married couples, and corporations not only for the taxation of income, but the rates for gains on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia Seller&#8217;s Disclosure Form - Err on the Side of Caution</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1074</link>
		<comments>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1074#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Teusink</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Litigation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraud]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Association of Realtors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Seller's Disclosure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When nearly any home is sold in Georgia, the seller is required to fill out a Seller&#8217;s Property Disclosure Statement.  This form is created to &#8220;assist Seller in disclosing to prospective buyers material adverse facts relating to the physical condition of Property that may not be readily observable.&#8221;
Most buyers will have a home inspector review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Protect Small Estates from the Reach of Creditors</title>
		<link>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1070</link>
		<comments>http://legalblogatlanta.com/?p=1070#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Larsen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Administration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate Procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Creditors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Lawyer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate Court]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Will Contest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wills Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Year's Support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The passing of a loved one is never a welcomed moment in anyone&#8217;s life.  This event is doubly painful when the deceased was the prime source of support for a spouse and minor children.  Many people believe that when someone dies, that all debts owed by the deceased need to be paid before any other [...]]]></description>
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