Got probate? Michigan has some nifty methods that can be used as shortcuts through the probate process. This blog is about one that we call the Petition and Assignment Method. It's Part 2 of our series on Quick and Dirty Probate. In case you missed it, check out Part 1. You can use the Petition...
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Quick & Dirty Probate, Part 1: The Affidavit Method
Surprise! You need to go to probate court. Michigan has some nifty methods that can be used as shortcuts through the probate process. This blog is about one such method that we call the Affidavit Method. You can use the Affidavit Method if: There is no real estate to be transferred through ...
Modifying an Irrevocable Trust
What's an irrevocable trust? Are we stuck with what this 40-year-old document says? Probably the most common type of trust used in estate planning is the revocable living trust. But clients also use irrevocable living trusts to lock in certain tax treatment or to protect the assets that were put...
Are you enjoying your probate?
No one tells us that they enjoyed going through probate. I hear it in our office every week, “I don't want to put my kids through this”. This statement is typically made by an individual who has just learned that their own parent's estate will need to go through probate. I'm in the probate cou...