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A certification of trust is a short sworn summary that lets a trustee prove the trust exists and who has authority without handing over the whole private trust document. Banks, title companies, brokerages and closing attorneys use it to open accounts, retitle assets and close real estate sales. A certification of trust is a short sworn summary that lets a trustee prove the trust exists and who has authority without handing over the whole private trust document.
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A general assignment moves untitled personal property, such as furniture, jewelry, collectibles and business interests, into your living trust in one signed document. It is usually signed alongside the trust. Real estate needs a deed, and titled assets and accounts need to be retitled or given beneficiary designations separately.
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This deed funds your living trust by moving your Georgia real estate into the name of your trustee. Real estate that is not deeded to the trust usually does not avoid probate, even if your trust says it should. Most people who serve as their own trustee use this deed.
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A disclaimer lets you refuse an inheritance or other gift so that it passes to the next person in line as if you had died first. People disclaim for tax planning, to let property go to their children, or to avoid creditors or benefit issues. Timing is strict: generally within nine months of the death or transfer, and before you accept any benefit.
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A self-proving affidavit lets the Probate Court accept your will without tracking down your witnesses to testify after your death. Georgia law sets out the exact wording, and courts have rejected affidavits that leave parts out, so this form follows the statute. It can be signed at the same time as the will or later, as long as you and both original witnesses are living.
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This fill-in will is for people with straightforward wishes: naming an executor, leaving specific gifts, leaving the rest of your estate to family or others, and naming a guardian for minor children. Georgia requires a will to be signed in front of two witnesses. Adding the notarized self-proving affidavit lets the Probate Court accept the will without calling the witnesses later. If you have a blended family, a business, significant assets or a child with special needs, talk to an attorney.
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This form records that a person has agreed to serve as trustee of a Georgia trust, whether as the first trustee, a co-trustee, or a successor trustee taking over after the original trustee died, resigned or became incapacitated. Banks and title companies often ask for a signed, notarized acceptance before dealing with a new trustee.
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This form records a trustee’s resignation from a Georgia trust. Under Georgia law, a trustee may resign as the trust instrument allows, with the written consent of the settlor and the qualified beneficiaries, or with court approval (O.C.G.A. § 53-12-221).
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