Shannon Pawley, The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm Owner, encourages young parents to put a legal estate plan in place for the care of their children should tragedy strike.

DECATUR, GA, February ••, 2024: Shannon Pawley, Owner of The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm, has posted a new blog on the law firm’s website entitled “Estate Planning Considerations for Young Families.” Ms. Pawley provides important questions that every young parent should ask.

Pawley states, “Planning and having a family are, in my opinion, among life’s greatest joys. Welcoming the arrival of your first child is an experience that often gives rise to a swirl of emotions that include fear, pride, and joy!” She adds, “Subsequent healthy children generate a little less fear and more delight once parents have a little experience under their belt.”

As Pawley notes, “Lots of planning goes into having a family. And once you’ve started your family, there are other plans that must be attended to.” She writes, “I’m not talking about the most obvious things like a college fund, but about the planning that needs to be done if one or both parents should meet with tragedy. Estate Planning should be at the top of every new parent’s to-do list.”

Pawley provides questions that help young parents understand the needs of their children should either or both parents be tragically taken from life. The most important question, according to Pawley is, who will be the legal guardian of the children? Pawley also includes questions to consider in making this decision. She writes, “The age of the guardian is important. Is the person physically able to care for your kids? Does the person live close? If not, would he or she consider relocation? Are this person’s finances and relationships stable? Will the person give your children the life you want for them? Also consider their values, and parenting style.

The entire blog can be read by CLICKING HERE

About The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm

The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm was established to serve the legal needs of retiring citizens. The Firm focuses its entire practice on providing strategies to protect independence, privacy, assets and taxes from the government. Shannon Pawley has grown her law practice by providing excellent customer satisfaction with personalized wealth protection plans.

About Shannon M. Pawley, J.D., LL.M

As the owner of The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm, Shannon M. Pawley and her entire team share a passion which focuses on being able to serve the legal needs of retiring individuals. In our firm, WE BELIEVE that people should not have to lose everything they’ve worked a lifetime to earn and that every person is an individual who deserves respect and the highest quality of life possible, regardless of age or ability.  We also believe that privacy and protection are the keys to personal peace. Born and raised in the Tidewater area of Virginia to a tightknit family with strong military service roots, Shannon learned from an early age the value of hard work and the importance of social awareness to ensure you always leave a situation in a better place than how you entered it.  In her junior year of high school, Shannon served as U.S. House of Representatives Page during the 101^st United States Congressional Session in Washington, D.C.  This experience exposed her to numerous new cultures and worldly issues.  Walking away from her experience as a U.S. House of Representative Page, Shannon knew that she wanted to pursue legal studies and be able to assist others in obtaining the best results available in difficult situations.

Shannon earned her undergraduate degree at North Carolina Wesleyan College and pursued a law degree from Michigan State University College of Law.  After obtaining her law degree and becoming a licensed attorney in Michigan, she continued her educational pursuit by acquiring a LL.M. (Master of Law) in Taxation from Wayne State University. After moving to Georgia in 2018, Shannon obtained her Georgia law license and has enjoyed being able to pursue her desire of ensuring persons are able to age with dignity, grace and independence.