Michigan Estate Planning Services

Estate Planning is the development of a plan for managing your assets and affairs during your lifetime, in case of incapacity, and upon your death. Estate Planning & Elder Law Services can tailor an estate plan to meet your particular needs. This may involve basic estate planning (e.g. Wills, Trusts, etc.), advanced estate and tax planning (e.g. IRA Trusts, etc.), or planning for persons with a disability or special needs (e.g. Special Needs Trusts).

We encourage you to contact us for a free consultation about your particular estate planning needs. Learn more about our services below.

Michigan Estate Planning Services

Estate Planning Basics

We help our clients achieve their estate planning goals by utilizing a number of estate planning documents including Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney. A proper estate plan deals with not only what happens to someone's estate at death, but also… Read More

Wills & Trusts

A Will (or “Last Will and Testament”) is a legal document that allows you to direct how your assets will be distributed, who will handle your final affairs, and who will care for your minor children after your death. However, a Will cannot keep y… Read More

Powers of Attorney

Every Michigan estate plan should include a Financial Power of Attorney, a Medical Power of Attorney, and a HIPAA Authorization. A Financial Power of Attorney ("FPOA") (a/k/a a Durable Power of Attorney) is a document in which you empower someone t… Read More

Tax Planning

To avoid unnecessary taxation, proper estate planning may require more than the use of Basic Estate Planning techniques such as Wills, Living Trusts, and Powers of Attorney. You may need to consider advanced tax planning techniques if: You are sing… Read More

Special Needs Planning

Special Needs Planning involves the development of a plan to provide for the “special needs” of a disabled person. This typically involves the parent of a disabled child planning for when the parent will no longer be able to act as the ch… Read More

Recent Blog Posts

Jun

The Medicaid Child Caretaker Exception

June 10th, 2019

As you age, there’s an increasing chance that you may need long-term care in a nursing home or other facility. When you do, there’s also a chance you may need the help of Medicaid to pay for it; most people can’t afford to bear the high cost of… Read More

May

Should You Convert Your IRA to a Roth?

May 28th, 2019

Prior to 2010, only taxpayers with an adjusted gross income (AGI) of less than $100,000 had the ability to convert their non-deductible or deductible Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to a Roth IRA. In 2010, however, Congress extended that option… Read More

May

Elder Law Month 2019

May 21st, 2019

It’s May! The snow has finally melted away, spring has well and truly sprung, and, of course, it’s National Elder Law Month. We don’t mark Elder Law Month with pageants and parades, but we do mark it—and we hope you will, too. As always, a br… Read More

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