In general, when someone in Michigan dies owning property in their sole name (rather than jointly with someone else, or in a trust), that property must go through probate. Although the probate process is not as burdensome as many people believe, it c…
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If you have adult children, there’s a good chance that they are either married, or that they will be. Watching our kids grow up, find love, and start families of their own is one of the great joys in life. As a parent, you probably anticipate that…
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Most people who become small business owners do so because they have a great idea, service, or product that they want to share. If you are a small business owner, you probably know a lot about the subject matter of your business, whether that’s…
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As any estate planning attorney will tell you, estate planning is important, because the future is uncertain. But it is that very uncertainty that makes estate planning more difficult. In the past, estate planning options, like certain trusts, offere…
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When we hear the term “special needs” we often think of children, but a family may have a young adult or older relative with a physical or mental disability that falls under the umbrella of special needs. Individuals with special needs may qualif…
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So much of our lives is online these days, but surprisingly few of us plan for what happens to our online accounts and assets when we are no longer around. Some of your Instagram followers may never notice that you’ve stopped posting vacation pictu…
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Living trusts have become increasingly popular in the past decade or so. For many people, this estate planning tool is a straightforward way to pass assets directly to their intended beneficiaries on death, while bypassing probate. Recently, we have…
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“Control from beyond the grave.” It sounds likes something out of an episode of the Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt. While the phrase may sound spooky, it is something many people try to achieve using incentive trusts. Incentive tru…
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A trustee and an agent under a power of attorney are fiduciaries, meaning they are obligated to act honestly and ethically in the best interests of the person granting the power. Acting as someone’s trustee or agent (also called an attorney-in-…
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It sounds unbelievable: mere weeks after your elderly parent passes away, while you’re still grieving, trying to clean out their home and sort through their possessions, you find that someone else has opened their estate in the probate court an…
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