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AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorneys
Adel Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Langdale Vallotton, LLP

4.7
58 Reviews

  • 1007 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31603

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers2 awards

  • Since 1972, the law firm of Langdale Vallotton, LLP has provided superior legal services to the Valdosta-Lowndes County area and throughout the State of Georgia. Known especially... Read More

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William C. Nijem Jr.
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John D. Holt PC

3.6
43 Reviews

  • 203 E. Gordon Street, Valdosta, GA 31601

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Serving Lowndes County and Surrounding Areas. Call today.

  • Estate Planning LawyersPersonal Injury, Automobile Accidents, and 11 more

John Holt
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BarnesLaw, LLC

5.0
1 Review

  • 111 W. Adair Street, Valdosta, GA 31601

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Business Law, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Wills and Probate, Estate Planning.

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Law, Trusts And Estates, and 6 more

Richard E. Barnes
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Hamilton Trust, Estate & Elder Law

4.9
26 Reviews

  • 2502 N Oak Street, Valdosta, GA 31602

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Protecting Businesses & Their Assets

  • Estate Planning LawyersWill, Trust, and 10 more

Paul Hamilton Esq.
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Coleman Talley LLP

4.7
216 Reviews

  • 109 South Ashley Street, Valdosta, GA 31601+2 locations

  • Law Firm with 40 lawyers2 awards

  • Founded in 1937, Coleman Talley LLP is a leading mid-size law firm dedicated to providing trusted legal services from our offices in Atlanta and Valdosta, Georgia and Jacksonville,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBanking Law, Corporate Law, and 30 more

Edward J. Cochran
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Studstill Firm, LLP

4.6
58 Reviews

  • 110 Dogwood Drive, Nashville, GA 31639+1 location

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • Serious injury lawyers. We handle all types of injury cases from car accidents to injuries at work and wrongful death. We believe personal attention to our clients achieves the... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersPersonal Injury, Animal Attack, and 9 more

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Daniel Studstill
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Moore, Clarke, DuVall & Rodgers, P.C.

4.8
112 Reviews

  • 2611 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602+2 locations

  • Law Firm with 19 lawyers2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Banking, and 14 more

David Folsom
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Silvis, Ambrose, Lindquist & Coch, P.C.

4.9
234 Reviews

  • Serving Moultrie, GA

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers3 awards

  • A Full-Service Law Firm Serving Georgia, Florida and Alabama -- We Partner With You

  • Estate Planning LawyersPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and 62 more

  • Free Consultation

  • Offers Video

Todd E. Silvis
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Hamilton Trust, Estate & Elder Law

4.9
26 Reviews

  • Serving Adel, GA and Cook County, Georgia

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Protecting Businesses & Their Assets

  • Estate Planning LawyersWill, Trust, and 10 more

Paul Hamilton Esq.
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Roy Baker

  • Ellenton, GA 31747

Wolfson & Osmus, LLC

  • 1010 Williams St., Valdosta, GA 31601

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Bruce McFarland Law, LLC

  • 823 Love Ave., Tifton, GA 31794

Luanne Bryant Smith

  • 2717 Windemere Drive, Suite E, Valdosta, GA 31602-1690

Bennett Trust, Estate & Elder Law, LLC

  • 2502 North Oak Street, Valdosta, GA 31602

J. Stephen Gupton, Jr., P.C.

  • 201 E. Gordon St., Valdosta, GA 31603-1807

Trent L. Coggins, L.L.C.

  • 706 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA 31601

Patty S. Veazey Attorney at Law

  • 246 E. 2nd Street, Tifton, GA 31794

Mickey E. Waller, P.C.

  • 24 1st Avenue, S.E., Moultrie, GA 31768-4750

Strickland Law

  • Valdosta, GA 31604

Moore, Tyndall, Castellow & Strickland, LLP

  • 700 S. Main St., Moultrie, GA 31768

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Susan H. Sumner, J.D.

  • 5051 Falling Springs Rd., Valdosta, GA 31602

L. Andrew Smith, P.C.

  • 106 East Force Street, Valdosta, GA 31603

Sherwood & Sherwood, P.C.

  • 502 N. Ashley St., Valdosta, GA 31603-1285

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William Long Whitesell, L.L.C.

  • 2209 North Toombs Street, Valdosta, GA 31602

The Law Office of Amy L. Green

  • 246 E. 2nd Street, Tifton, GA 31793

Dover Miller Karras Langdale & Brantley, P.C.

  • 701 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31601

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Joseph B. Gray, Jr. L.L.C.

  • 718 Second Street, West, Tifton, GA 31794-4294

Robert L. Lambert, Jr.

  • 13026 Hwy. 122, Barney, GA 31625-0296

Larger Law & Mediation, LLC

  • 423 Tift Ave., Tifton, GA 31793

H. Pearce Scott, P.C.

  • 2912-B N. Oak St., Valdosta, GA 31602

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

My wife’s father passed away and someone is driving the car with out permission (in Georgia) the car has gone missing on a few occasions

Robert W. Hughes
Answered by attorney Robert W. Hughes (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Robert W. Hughes & Associates, P.C.
Your father in laws heirs need to open an estate.  Once the estate is opened, they can sell or retitle the car. If you can find the title, his wife can take the title to the tag office, and have the car retitled. Once title is in hand, the owner can legallt stop whoever is taking the car.
Your father in laws heirs need to open an estate.  Once the estate is opened, they can sell or retitle the car. If you can find the title, his wife can take the title to the tag office, and have the car retitled. Once title is in hand, the owner can legallt stop whoever is taking the car.
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Is it a concern or even possible conflict of interest for a licenced Investment Advisor Representative to advance themselves to also be the Executor

Loraine M. DiSalvo
Answered by attorney Loraine M. DiSalvo
Estate Planning lawyer at Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C.
Your intuition is correct: it is neither normal nor common for an investment advisor to seek to become the Executor or a trustee under a client's estate plan, unless that client is also a family member of the investment advisor. Your wife's parents are best advised to seek a different investment advisor. They may also want to seek a different attorney, if their estate planning attorney isn't telling them that this is a red flag. In my experience, most investment advisors are not even ALLOWED by their broker-dealers to serve in fiduciary roles for clients. Even attorneys, who are allowed to do so under the state Bar's ethics rules, can only do so under very limited circumstances, and cannot suggest to the client that the client choose the attorney (the client has to come up with that request on his or her own, and then the attorney must fully explain potential conflicts of interest that the attorney's service will create, along with the other options for someone who could serve in that role instead of the attorney. Best wishes to you, your wife, and her parents. I hope they will move away from that advisor.  
Your intuition is correct: it is neither normal nor common for an investment advisor to seek to become the Executor or a trustee under a client's estate plan, unless that client is also a family member of the investment advisor. Your wife's parents are best advised to seek a different investment advisor. They may also want to seek a different attorney, if their estate planning attorney isn't telling them that this is a red flag. In my experience, most investment advisors are not even ALLOWED by their broker-dealers to serve in fiduciary roles for clients. Even attorneys, who are allowed to do so under the state Bar's ethics rules, can only do so under very limited circumstances, and cannot suggest to the client that the client choose the attorney (the client has to come up with that request on his or her own, and then the attorney must fully explain potential conflicts of interest that the attorney's service will create, along with the other options for someone who could serve in that role instead of the attorney. Best wishes to you, your wife, and her parents. I hope they will move away from that advisor.  
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What are we entitled for if dad didn't have a will?

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Answered by attorney John F Brennan (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC
In Michigan you would have rights under the probate code if your father died intestate seized individually of assets.
In Michigan you would have rights under the probate code if your father died intestate seized individually of assets.