Northville & Brighton, Michigan, Estate Planning Attorneys

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

Apr

Three Advantages of Health Savings Accounts You Might Not Know About

April 16th, 2018

If you have a Health Savings Account, or HSA, you probably use it as most people do: to pay your out-of-pocket medical expenses and your deductible for a high-deductible health insurance plan. But what if your HSA could do even more for you? Let̵… Read More

Apr

Do You Have to Update Your Estate Plan With the New Tax Law?

April 5th, 2018

Any time there is a change to the federal tax code, as there was at the beginning of 2018, there is the potential for an impact on estate planning. Many people devise an estate plan with the intention of minimizing taxes, so it stands to reason that… Read More

Mar

Tax Basis and Your Estate Plan

March 28th, 2018

When preparing your estate plan, you may have multiple goals. You want to provide for your loved ones. You may want to avoid probate, if at all possible. And you almost certainly want to avoid your heirs and beneficiaries having to pay unnecessary t… Read More

Michigan Estate Planning Services

Michigan Estate Planning Services

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