Hindson & Melton LLC New Location

Our new address is 1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338.   Come visit us!  Phones and email remain the same.  Happy New Year! Read More

QTIP Trust

When is a QTIP Trust appropriate? A QTIP trust – or qualified terminal interest property trust – can be helpful in the right situation.  Two common scenarios where a QTIP trust might be useful are: for a married individual with children Read More

Annual Gifting Amount

The maximum annual gifting amount to each individual remains $14,000 for both 2016 and 2017.  Spouses combining gifts can give a total of up to $28,000 to a single individual.  You can make gifts to multiple people in a single year. Additionally, Read More

Self-Executing Change of Custody

Self-executing change of custody orders are problematic and will be overturned by Georgia courts on appeal.  What is a self-executing change of custody provision?  A custody  provision that provides for an automatic change of custody based on a future event Read More

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