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By now you know that your estate plan should include, at a bare minimum, a will. But what’s the difference between a piece of paper that says where you want your property to end up, and a valid will that will be upheld in court? One of the first tasks of the Probate Court when […]

How does the probate process begin? When a person dies owning assets in his or her name alone, an estate must be started by a personal representative to handle the decedent’s assets and take care of settling the decedent’s affairs. This is called the probate or estate administration process. The personal representative can be an […]

Estate planning is important for everyone, because it gives you the power to decide on your future in the event of death or disability. If you are concerned about what will happen to your properties after your death, you can contact a Michigan estate planning attorney who can discuss the advantages of estate planning with […]

Effective April 1, 2010, Michigan has a new law governing trusts set up here in our state. The trust law was overhauled to address gaps in current law, create uniformity between our trust law and that of other states, and make it easier for Michigan banks to appoint a local trustee to oversee trusts established here. Trust […]