Attorney Gratia P. Schoemakers's Legal Cases

Probate

Probate - Heirship without administration

Jan 07, 2018

OUTCOME: succesfully completed

Probate without will, single heir

Wills and living wills

Will and Directives

Oct 07, 2016

OUTCOME: Achieved desired goal - personal estate plan that will work when needed

Helped blended family with their estate planning. Created a will and applicable directives for H and W

Estate planning

Estate Planning for Blended Family

Sep 16, 2016

OUTCOME: Achieved desired goal - protected spouse and safeguarded children's inheritance

Created a personalized estate plan for client that furthered all her estate planning goals and objectives. Estate plan utilized marital trust to ensure support of surviving spouse during his or her lif ... etime, and a family trust to ensure certain assets couldn't be given away by the survivor, so that decedent's children would be guaranteed of their inheritance.

Guardianship

Short and Long Term Guardianship appointments for families with young children

Sep 14, 2016

OUTCOME: Achieved desired goal - ensured that children will always be in the care of people the know, love and trust.

Created a customized plan for family with young children. Plan ensured that children would not end up in short-term CPS care if something happened to their parents. Plan also provided for long term gua ... rdianship, to ensure the minor children would be taken care.

Estate planning

Small Estate Planning for Young Families

Mar 17, 2013

OUTCOME: Achieved desired goal - ensured that children would be taken care of by people they know, love and trust and that no court appointed guardian is needed to manage their estates.

Created a personalized estate plan for client that furthered all her estate planning goals and objectives. Plan appointed guardians for client’s minor children and ensured that all assets would be dist ... ributed according to client’s wishes.

Mediation

Divorce Mediation no Children

Nov 17, 2011

OUTCOME: Agreed Divored Settlement

Mediated a court ordered mediation for a couple without children. Couple completed mediation with a mutual agreement on how to split property and debt.

Business

Sale of Medical Practice

Sep 17, 2009

OUTCOME:

Assisted in Negotiations and Contract drafting for sale of Solo Medical Practice. Ensured for Practice contingency guidelines and Goodwill calculations.