Posts in Estate Planning
Trust Tussle: Navigating the Maze of Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trusts

Confused about revocable vs. irrevocable trusts? Our estate planning attorneys in Detroit, Dearborn, and Royal Oak explain the pros and cons of each. Learn which trust best suits your needs, offering flexibility, asset protection, and tax benefits. Serving Southeast Michigan, we help you make informed decisions to protect your legacy.

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Four Key Considerations When Naming Guardians for Your Children

Estate Planning is about ensuring that there is a plan for what happens to you, your belongings, your children, and your assets after you pass on or become incapacitated. Whether you have millions in assets or are living on a pension, having an estate plan is crucial to making sure you leave behind a legacy that is respectful and deserving of you and your family.

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Digital Planning: Online Life, After Death

An often-overlooked aspect of estate planning that is becoming more and more relevant each day is the handling of your social media, email, and other online accounts.

While we don’t have a true “digital afterlife” as depicted in Amazon’s new show Upload (not yet at least), your online accounts contain a treasure trove of personal information, data, photos and other valuable assets such as digital downloads, reward points, credit vouchers, cash, and cryptocurrency.

Unless you proactively plan for these digital accounts, your online life, after death, might continue indefinitely in ways you didn’t envision - with no one having any power to change it.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Underscores Importance of Estate Planning Tools: Durable Power of Attorney & Patient Advocate

Don’t take this the wrong way – I hope you and your family stay healthy and safe, but in the event you or a loved one gets sick and needs to go to the hospital or self-quarantine, it is critical that you have a plan in place that addresses certain medical and financial matters.

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