I am not sure there is anything you can do. In order to be enforceable in Michigan, agreements regarding real estate need to be in writing. Since...

You should have the deeds reviewed. Not all such arrangements require probate. But it sounds like in your case, at least one probate estate may be...

I agree with Mr. Conway. A letter to the judge is almost ALWAYS a bad idea. I was told that the typical probate judge handles as many as 5,000...

I am sorry to hear about your negative experience with the prior lawyer. That kind of thing gives ALL of us a bad name. What you are trying to...

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Without a clear picture of the family tree, it would be reckless to give you any guidance other than to sit down with a probate lawyer. Depending...

Unless your mother has already exceeded her lifetime exclusion from gift tax of $12.1 million, there would not be any tax associated with her...

I am sorry you are going through these difficulties. I believe that what you are trying to do is RESIGN as agent under the POA. You cannot REVOKE...

It is not entirely clear from your summary but are your parents Michigan residents? If so, then they are not responsible for your grandmother's...

It is not illegal to send a gift to someone. The problems I see are: 1) since he is not going to know who this is from or the circumstances, he may...

A warranty deed CAN be a "lady bird" deed and a "lady bird" deed can be a warranty deed. So the terms are not mutually exclusive. The terms "lady...