Trust Administration

Who Can Contest a Trust in Michigan?

Feb 24, 2025

Trusts, especially revocable living trusts, have become an increasingly popular estate planning tool...

Goals a Trust Can Help You Achieve

Nov 13, 2024

When it comes to estate planning, many people wonder about the best ways to secure their assets and ...

What Are the Key Differences Between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts?

Feb 06, 2024

Protect What You’re Proud Of Most of us work hard our entire lives to have the assets and mem...

New IRS Ruling Regarding Irrevocable Trusts and Step-Up in Basis

Nov 29, 2023

On March 30, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2023-2. The essence of this br...

How Can Individuals Protect Their Interests in Trust Litigation Disputes That Center Around Trustee Misconduct?

Oct 05, 2023

Under Michigan law, beneficiaries of trusts are entitled to certain rights that protect them and the...

Choosing a Trustee for Your Trust

Jul 24, 2023

Trusts are a popular estate planning tool, and for good reason: they help your estate bypass the pro...

Handling of Debts as a Trustee

Jan 29, 2023

If you are serving as the trustee of a trust, you may be faced with beneficiaries who, understandabl...

Anne Heche Leaves an Estate With No Direction

Sep 08, 2022

Actor Anne Heche made recent headlines with a dramatic car crash into a house that resulted in her d...

Thoughts on Being a Personal Representative

Aug 09, 2022

Serving as a personal representative of someone’s estate (or as trustee of their trust) is a great...

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...