Estate Planning and Elder Law
Your will is your formal legal document that names your intentions for your assets after you pass away, but it can also cover other important aspects of estate planning. Finding an estate planning lawyer in your region to sit down with you and walk th ...
Are you a new resident of Michigan? Moving to a new state comes with a multitude of tasks, from changing your address to unpacking boxes and setting up utilities and Internet in your new home. It's easy to overlook the need to review your existing ...
Many different estate planning tools can be used to help you accomplish your overall goals. These may address individual aspects of your estate plan but also work together to ensure that your bigger goals are addressed and achieved during your life and af ...
Michigan, like other states, has specific requirements for a will to be accepted in probate court. For example, the will creator must be at least 18 years old and of sound mind. The will must also be signed by two witnesses. There are several different ...
A statutory will is a form created through Michigan law. When this form has been appropriately filled out and signed by you and two witnesses, it becomes legally valid. A statutory will uses a fill-in-the-blanks format that provides limitations over how y ...
Are you ready to create your first Michigan will? Now is the perfect time to speak with an estate planning lawyer in Michigan about your options. There are certain steps that are required in order for a will in Michigan to be legally valid. Failing to ...
When you create your will, probably one of the reasons you do is to make things easier for your loved ones. But what happens if one of your current or potential heirs makes a claim against the estate? The most common kind of claim against an estate is a w ...