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Healthcare Directives Explained: What Every Georgia Adult Should Have
Healthcare Directives Explained: What Every Georgia Adult Should Have
Can an Irrevocable Trust Be Changed?
While the word “irrevocable” sounds permanent, Georgia law actually offers several pathways to modify or terminate an irrevocable trust when life circumstances change. Whether through the consent of all beneficiaries, decanting, or nonjudicial settlement agreements, you can often adapt your estate plan to reflect new family dynamics or tax laws. However, doing so requires careful legal navigation to avoid triggering unexpected tax penalties or losing asset protections.
How to Fairly (Not Always Equally) Divide Your Estate
How to Fairly (Not Always Equally) Divide Your Estate
Living Will vs Living Trust: Understanding the Difference and Choosing What’s Right for Your Family
Many Georgia families confuse a living will with a living trust, but they protect you in completely different ways. While a living trust secures your assets and helps your loved ones skip probate court, a living will—now part of the Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care—outlines your medical preferences if you are incapacitated. Understanding how these documents work together is essential to protecting your family’s future in Watkinsville.
Summer Travel and Emergency Planning for Families
Summer Travel and Emergency Planning for Families
Should You Add Your Children to Your Assets? Pros and Cons
Should You Add Your Children to Your Assets? Pros and Cons
Estate Planning for Young Adults: What Every Parent Should Know
Estate Planning for Young Adults: What Every Parent Should Know
The Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
The Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Legacy Planning: Protecting Your Family Beyond Money
Legacy Planning: Protecting Your Family Beyond Money
How to Include Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan
How to Include Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan
Healthcare Directives Explained: What Every Georgia Adult Should Have
Healthcare Directives Explained: What Every Georgia Adult Should Have
Can an Irrevocable Trust Be Changed?
While the word “irrevocable” sounds permanent, Georgia law actually offers several pathways to modify or terminate an irrevocable trust when life circumstances change. Whether through the consent of all beneficiaries, decanting, or nonjudicial settlement agreements, you can often adapt your estate plan to reflect new family dynamics or tax laws. However, doing so requires careful legal navigation to avoid triggering unexpected tax penalties or losing asset protections.
How to Fairly (Not Always Equally) Divide Your Estate
How to Fairly (Not Always Equally) Divide Your Estate
Living Will vs Living Trust: Understanding the Difference and Choosing What’s Right for Your Family
Many Georgia families confuse a living will with a living trust, but they protect you in completely different ways. While a living trust secures your assets and helps your loved ones skip probate court, a living will—now part of the Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care—outlines your medical preferences if you are incapacitated. Understanding how these documents work together is essential to protecting your family’s future in Watkinsville.
Summer Travel and Emergency Planning for Families
Summer Travel and Emergency Planning for Families
Should You Add Your Children to Your Assets? Pros and Cons
Should You Add Your Children to Your Assets? Pros and Cons
Estate Planning for Young Adults: What Every Parent Should Know
Estate Planning for Young Adults: What Every Parent Should Know
The Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
The Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Legacy Planning: Protecting Your Family Beyond Money
Legacy Planning: Protecting Your Family Beyond Money
How to Include Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan
How to Include Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan
Trish Butcher is an Athens native, wife, mom to Max, and founder of Arch Legacy Firm. A graduate of the University of Georgia and Emory University School of Law, Trish founded Arch Legacy in 2020 to make estate planning more personal, approachable, and meaningful for Georgia families.
Her own family’s experience with a difficult and costly probate inspired her passion for helping families protect what matters most and avoid unnecessary court involvement and conflict. Today, Trish leads the Arch Legacy team in helping families and business owners plan confidently for the future through estate planning, elder law, probate, and business succession.
Outside of the firm, Trish enjoys spending time with her husband, Andy, and Max, cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs, traveling, and being part of the Athens community she has always called home.