In Michigan, the only way your brother would inherit the home is (1) if dad added his name to deed ownership while dad is living; (2) dad makes a...

Do you know whether the attorney your step-sister hired to help w/probate was hired on a flat fee basis (one fee for the entire probate) or on an...

Here in Michigan, if there is conditional language included in the Trust that gives the Trustee the discretion to delay or withhold distribution of...

I practice in Michigan, but your question in pretty universal. If you're using a trust as part of your estate plan, typically you will also have a...

this is how we'd do it in Michigan... once surviving parent passed on 4/2022, the 7 children became owners of the parcel (presumably in equal...

Ugh! Sounds like this situation just ruined Christmas for everyone! I like Sara's comment above about hiring a mediator. This may be the best way...

I practice solely in Michigan, but your question is really a procedural one that is universal. A personal representative/executor of a probate...

I practice solely in Michigan, but your question about how to retrieve a death certificate is universal. If your stepfather passed in California...

Ugh is right! I think attorney Frederick is correct in that typically there is language within the trust that would make provision for such an...

Sorry to hear about your mother's passing. If mom was on deed as sole owner, the only way to pass that property on to you (and your siblings, if...