- Holographic wills: What you should know
- 5 factors to consider when choosing a personal representative
- What you need to know about conservatorships in Michigan
- Charitable and non-charitable trusts in Michigan: The basics
- Competitive family? A tailored estate plan can help
- Estate planning tools can ensure your health care wishes are followed
- Updating beneficiary designations is a part of good estate planning
- How to avoid the five most common estate planning mistakes
- A trust can help to pay for a grandchild’s higher education
- Important tips for avoiding estate planning disputes in Michigan
- Avoiding Medicaid recovery through estate planning
- Missing person stories highlight need for guardianships in Michigan
- Restructuring irrevocable trusts in Michigan through trust decanting
- Revocable Trusts: Holding on to a Cherished Family Home
- Sharing Recreational Family Properties in Michigan
- Obama Administration’s 2013 Budget: Estate Tax Planning Changes
- Kevorkian Estate Litigation in Michigan Court Disputes Ownership of Art
- Termination Of Trusts
- How To Protect The "Protected Person"
- 2005 Winter Newsletter
- 2006 Summer Newsletter
- 2006 Winter Newsletter
- The Judge Ordered Mediation-Now What?
- EPIC: Extending Probate Claims Procedures To Descendants Revocable Living Trust
Articles: Michigan Estate Planning, Probate, and Estate Administration
In addition to their service as estate planning and probate administration lawyers, attorneys Patricia (Pat) Gormely Prince and Shaheen Imami are well-recognized by clients at Prince Law Firm in Detroit and by attorneys throughout Michigan's legal community as authors and speakers on estate planning, tax planning, probate, and probate litigation. If you would like to speak with one of our attorneys, contact our Bloomfield Hills office to make arrangements for a consultation.
Inheritance Expectations and Economic Downturns
Of the many generalizations attached to baby boomers, one piece of common wisdom has been that they stand to inherit a great deal of wealth from their Greatest Generation parents. The onslaught of bad news that accompanied the Great Recession and other factors has tempered that outlook, and the estate planning implications of this development are worth noting.
Michigan Guardianship and Conservatorship: The Basics
All families must eventually confront issues about the future of vulnerable loved ones. New parents must consider their preferences for a child's care as part of the estate planning process, and adult children may be confronting an aging parent's inability to make medical or care decisions, handle financial details or manage a household.
Undue Influence: One Basis for Contesting a Will or Trust in Michigan
Will contests and trust contests occur for many reasons, from a family member's concern with being left out of a parent's estate plan to a complex disagreement over a deceased loved one's specific intent about a particular asset.
Estate Planning: A Decade by Decade Primer
Every adult should pay attention to three pearls of wisdom about estate planning. First, you are never too young to start formalizing decisions about your future and the legacy you will someday leave behind.
Preserving a Digital Legacy: Estate Planning in the Age of Facebook
As people handle more and more of life's affairs on the Internet, new categories of assets and information must be considered in any comprehensive...
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Michigan Trust Code Enacted
On April 1, 2010, the Michigan Trust Code (MTC) will take effect, updating Michigan's law regarding trusts...
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How to Contest a Will or Trust
Regardless of the circumstances surrounding your decision to contest your loved one's will or trust, it is advisable to consult with an attorney with experience in probate litigation...
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A Comparison of Wills and Trusts
There are several key differences between wills and trusts as instruments created to transfer property, making each desirable for different reasons depending on an individual's particular situation...
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History and Overview of the Federal Estate Tax
The federal estate tax is defined by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax on the right to transfer property at death...
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Fiduciary Obligations Related to Estate Planning and Administration
Fiduciaries have certain legal obligations to the estate's beneficiaries, including a duty of care and duty of loyalty. If a fiduciary violates these duties, he or she may face civil or disciplinary action...
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Article: 2006 Winter Newsletter; Volume 2, Number 2; PRINCE LAW FIRM "'TIS THE SEASON" (Adobe PDF 864Kb) Author(s): Prince Law Firm |
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Author(s): Patricia Gormely Prince and Randall J. Soverinsky |
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Article: Michigan Bar Journal (December 1996): How To Protect The "Protected Person" (Adobe PDF 367Kb) Author(s): Patricia Gormely Prince and Randall J. Soverinsky |
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Article: Michigan Probate And Estate Planning Journal (Spring 1990): Termination Of Trusts (Adobe PDF 60Kb) Author(s): Patricia Gormely Prince and Michael O. Love |
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Author(s): Prince Law Firm |
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Article: 2005 Winter Newsletter; Volume 1, Number 1; PATRICIA GOLRMELY PRINCE, P.C. "HIPAA" (Adobe PDF 303Kb) Author(s): Patricia Gormely Prince |
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Article: Michigan Bar Journal (Fall 2002): The Judge Ordered Mediation-Now What? Author(s): Patricia Gormely Prince and Shaheen Imami |
