The Hive Law Journal
Business Owner Planning
Articles and guides from Melissa Breyer, Georgia estate planning attorney — written for Georgia families making real decisions about their estates.
April 18, 2026
The Estate Planning Documents Every Georgia Business Owner Needs
Georgia business owners need more estate planning documents than most people. A basic will addresses personal assets. A business owner also needs
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The Complete Estate Plan for a Georgia Business Owner
A complete estate plan for a Georgia business owner is not just a trust and a will. It includes business documents that
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What Happens to Your Business Partner’s Share When They Die in Georgia?
When your business partner dies in Georgia, their ownership interest doesn’t automatically come to you. It goes to their estate. Who controls
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How to Protect Your Business from Probate in Georgia
Georgia probate is a court process that transfers assets from a deceased person’s estate to their heirs. For most assets, it takes
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Key Person Planning: What Georgia Business Owners Need to Know
Key person planning is the set of legal and financial arrangements that protect a business when a critical owner or employee can
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What Your LLC Operating Agreement Probably Gets Wrong About Succession
Your LLC operating agreement controls what happens when a member dies, becomes incapacitated, or exits the business. Most operating agreements — especially
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What Is a Business Succession Plan? (And Why Most Georgia Business Owners Don’t Have One)
A business succession plan is a documented strategy for transferring your business — its ownership, management, and operations — when you retire,
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How to Transfer Your LLC Into a Trust in Georgia
Transferring your LLC into a trust in Georgia means assigning your membership interests to your revocable living trust so that when you
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What Is a Buy-Sell Agreement and Does Your Georgia Business Need One?
A buy-sell agreement is a legal contract between co-owners of a business that controls what happens when one owner exits — whether
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