Straightforward answers to the questions Michigan families actually ask about wills, trusts, probate, and disputes. No jargon, no sales pitch.
A free, printable PDF: the documents to gather, the decisions to make, and Michigan's key documents explained in plain language.
Get the checklist →Cost, pros and cons, and how an enhanced life estate deed compares to a trust.
Read more → Estate PlanningWhy most Michigan families benefit from both — and the funding step people miss.
Read more → Estate PlanningThe main tools — trusts, Lady Bird deeds, beneficiary designations — and when each fits.
Read more → Estate PlanningDurable financial POA, patient advocate designations, and Michigan's new Uniform POA Act.
Read more → Estate PlanningTypical Michigan price ranges for wills and trust-based plans, and what affects the cost.
Read more → Estate PlanningWhy planning ahead with a POA can prevent the cost and complexity of a court-appointed guardian.
Read more → Estate PlanningHow MERP works, what assets are at risk, and planning tools like Lady Bird deeds that may help.
Read more → Estate PlanningThe deed, the recording fee, transfer-tax exemptions, and why a properly done transfer will not disturb your taxes or mortgage.
Read more → Estate PlanningBoth keep the house out of probate. They solve different problems. A practical comparison of cost, control, and Medicaid.
Read more →Why a simple estate runs six months to a year, and what makes it longer.
Read more → ProbateHow Michigan intestate succession decides who inherits when there is no will.
Read more → ProbateYour rights as a beneficiary when a personal representative goes silent.
Read more → ProbateThe $53,000 threshold, the affidavit shortcut, and when you still need full probate.
Read more → ProbateHourly vs. flat fees, who pays, and the separate court costs including the filing fee and the inventory fee.
Read more → ProbateHow beneficiaries freeze the damage, compel an accounting, and remove the PR.
Read more →Grounds like undue influence and lack of capacity — and the deadlines that can run in months.
Read more → Trust & Probate LitigationHow to compel an accounting and the one-year deadline that can run against you.
Read more → Trust & Probate LitigationGrounds for removal, the surcharge remedy, and what it takes to succeed.
Read more → LitigationTrust contests: the earlier of two years after death or six months after the trustee’s notice. The will-contest window, and what stops the clock.
Read more → LitigationHow litigation billing works, court filing fees, what drives fees up or down, and when fees can be shifted.
Read more →Long-term care planning, Medicaid, powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, and alternatives to guardianship.
Read more → Elder LawQualifying for long-term care benefits while protecting the home, savings, and a healthy spouse.
Read more → Elder LawPetitions, hearings, annual reports and accountings, and contested cases throughout Michigan.
Read more →Our office is on Greenfield Road. Wills, trusts, probate, and powers of attorney for Southfield families.
Read more → LocalTen minutes from our Southfield office. Wills, trusts, probate, and Oakland County Probate Court.
Read more → LocalTrusts for lakefront property, business succession, and larger estates.
Read more → LocalAll five Grosse Pointe communities. Wills, trusts, and probate through Wayne County Probate Court.
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