I agree with Attorney Zwickl. The only relevant fact from your summary is that the Will apparently provides for the stepkids. In the absence of the...

Generally, each party pays their own court costs. The judge can order otherwise, depending on the circumstances.

Hello~ As long as you have letters of authority from the probate court, you should have no problem proving your legal status. If you do not have...

Your situation is not entirely clear. Is an estate actually OPEN? If it is, then you cannot file to close it. Only the Personal Representative can...

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Ultimately, your last recourse is with the probate court. You can petition the probate court to assert jurisdiction and limited supervision over...

It does not appear that you have asked a question. If you are asking who the heirs are under Michigan law, it would be the surviving nieces and...

LOTS of moving pieces in your summary. It is not at all clear what has transpired and there is no way to give you meaningful guidance without...

Wow. LOTS of issues, here. You were entitled to notice of the guardianship proceedings and if it was not given, you can absolutely challenge...

You do not really ask a question, but I suppose the question is what do you do about this? It SOUNDS LIKE you are probably headed for court....

While I agree with all of the prior answers, I particularly agree with Mr. Conway. Why handle this by Will? Why force a probate proceeding, which...