Articles Posted in Estate Administration

Preparing a comprehensive estate plan can help ensure that your most important assets will be managed in accordance with your wishes both during your lifetime, and after you pass away. Just as crucially, your estate plan can help ensure that your loved ones will be supported during a difficult and emotional time. Here in Michigan,…

Whether you’re a married couple buying a home together; family members planning to share a vacation home or cottage; or business partners ready to purchase and develop an investment property, it’s important to understand the different ways in which real property may be co-owned here in Michigan. There are multiple forms of co-ownership for real…

In Metro Detroit and the State of Michigan, the probate courts oversee special types of cases involving estates and trusts, as well as the protection of minors and incapacitated adults through guardianships and conservatorships. Any lawsuits, claims, contests, or disputes relating to those issues may broadly be said to fall under the umbrella of “probate…

After losing a loved one many face a difficult and emotional time — and it can be made even more complex and frustrating with the addition of formal legal proceedings and the potential for nasty disputes and prolonged contests. This is why it is so important in Michigan to plan ahead for probate, and all…