An advance healthcare directive is a crucial part of any estate plan. You might one day end up in a situation where you are incapacitated and cannot make medical decisions for yourself. This document can address that and save your family members from excess stress and pain. Our Washtenaw County…
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When someone dies, many of their assets have to go through the probate process before they can be passed on to beneficiaries. Some things don’t have to go through this process though, and you can actually make sure that few of your assets, if any, need to go through probate…
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Once you make a trust, there’s one more important step to take care of. You need to actually remember to fund it. When you fund a living trust, you’re protecting your assets and ensuring that they pass down to the right beneficiaries. A Washtenaw County estate planning attorney from our…
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When you move to another state, your will might not even be something that you think about. Once you move to a new place, your will and estate plan are probably still valid, but “probably” isn’t good enough when it comes to your assets. A Washtenaw County wills attorney from…
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Some people think that they don’t need an estate plan. If you don’t have tons of assets, what’s the point of doing all that paperwork? Those folks are wrong though. Anyone can benefit from having their own plan in place, and a Washtenaw County estate planning attorney from our firm…
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When you put money away in a retirement account, you can choose someone or multiple people to serve as beneficiaries for that account when you pass away. Then those assets you saved can be put to good use by your loved ones. However, in some cases, it may actually be…
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Writing a will is important, but it’s not the same as having a complete estate plan. A will is a big part of an estate plan, but there are some other steps to take and other documents that you should prepare. Exactly what you should or can do depends a…
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One of the crucial steps in making an estate plan is establishing a will. What kind of will should you use though? If you are married and you and your spouse agree about what should happen to your assets, a joint will can seem appealing. There are potential drawbacks to…
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A holographic will is another type of estate planning document, but we have a hard time recommending it. There are a few key differences between this type of document and a traditional will, and not being sure of exactly what you are doing can cause significant issues down the road.…
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A special needs trust can be a great way to provide for a loved one after you have passed away. There are some important benefits to setting this up instead of just leaving someone a bit of money in their bank account, but there are also many rules to be…
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