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

Oct

Using "Incentive Trusts" to Control From Beyond the Grave

October 11th, 2018

“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 t… Read More

Sep

Benefits of Having a 529 Plan

September 25th, 2018

You have probably heard of so-called “529 plans,” even if you haven’t looked into getting one. If you have children or grandchildren whose education is important to you, though, you may want to investigate 529 plans to help ensure t… Read More

Sep

The Big Surprise in Aretha Franklin's Estate

September 17th, 2018

Aretha Franklin, who died last month at the age of 76 after battling pancreatic cancer for years, will forever be the undisputed Queen of Soul. Unfortunately for her heirs, despite her long illness and having trusted attorneys on retainer, she had no… Read More

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