Estate Planning

Aging Parents and Estate Planning

Jul 22, 2022

Bringing up the topic of estate planning with your aging parents can be challenging, which is why ma...

What Makes a Will or Trust Invalid?

Jul 15, 2022

If you are thinking about making a will or creating a trust as part of your estate plan, you want t...

Establishing Guardianship for an Elderly Parent

Jul 12, 2022

For the early part of your life, your parents were the ones you looked to when you needed care or he...

Can an Estranged Relative Contest My Estate?

Jun 27, 2022

There are many reasons to create a will or estate plan: to provide for your family; to have peace o...

What Is an in Terrorem Clause?

Jun 07, 2022

One of the reasons you create an estate plan is to make sure that your wishes for the distribution o...

Why Do I Need to Set up a Living Trust?

May 23, 2022

If you have been thinking about making or updating an estate plan, chances are you have wondered if...

What Legal Rights Does a Trust Beneficiary Have?

May 18, 2022

At its most basic, a trust is a legal relationship between three parties: the grantor (also called t...

What Is a Holographic Will? (Why You Shouldn’t Create Your Own Estate Plan)

Apr 21, 2022

If you’re not familiar with the term “holographic will,” don’t feel bad. It’s not often he...

Probate Litigation

Mar 28, 2022

In Michigan, probate courts in each county handle specific types of cases, such as those regarding e...

Schaaf v. Forbes: MI Case on a Trust’s Authority to Convey Real Property

Feb 28, 2022

Michigan recognizes a number of ways to own property jointly. One of these is a “joint tenancy wit...