Probate

People's obligations and assets don't disappear when they die. The people left behind have to settle their affairs, often by following an estate plan they previously created. After someone dies, their surviving family members have a lot of work to handle. They have to...

Most people don’t like to think about their own mortality or the idea that their parents will eventually die. However, having a friend or neighbor lose a parent can serve as a major wake-up call. You may start to wonder what the future will hold for you as you listen to them explain how stressful and frustrating going through probate…

Given the unprecedented number of COVID- related deaths in Michigan, families are having to wait weeks for a loved one’s death certificate to be executed and returned. Even in ordinary times, death certificates are often delayed when an autopsy is planned or when there is a death investigation. Not only is the death of a loved one tragic, but family members may…

Many Michigan families have significant assets that are valuable. When the head of a household passes on, those assets might wind up in probate court and subject to a judge’s whims and arguments by potential beneficiaries. Fortunately, you can prevent such a potentially painful and divisive family experience by properly designating beneficiaries and establishing a procedure for probate and trust…

https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/how-courts-and-guardians-exploit-the-elderly-and-their-estates-and-get-away-with-it/Content?oid=21038322 With baby boomers hitting the retirement age in droves, this is something that is extremely important for friends and family members. State appointed guardians are paid to protect the elderly person/s that they represent. Too often however, we have people running into a situation where these people are stealing from and/or neglecting the very people that they are supposed…