Happy 4th of July
Our office will be closed Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th for the Holiday. Have a safe and happy 4th of July.
Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys 2019 Conference
Attorney Ron VanderVeen spoke at the June 2019 joint educational meeting of Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys and the Michigan Public Law Group about initial responses to construction failures and resulting litigation. Mr. VanderVeen has significant experience in representing clients relating to construction contracts and construction related litigation. Special thanks to Vince Duckworth for doing a wonderful
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Some Thoughts on Sharing Your Estate Plan with Your Family
It is a very personal decision to determine whether to share your estate plan with your family. Except for the most extreme of circumstances, you will never be required to share the plan while you are alive. So, when the question of whether to share the plan is asked of me as an estate planner,
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Some Helpful Estate Planning Tips That Your Attorney May Not Have Mentioned
If you have worked with an estate planning attorney before, it goes without saying that your primary focus was on the documents themselves – a will, maybe a trust, powers of attorney, etc. And hopefully when you concluded the process and your estate planning documents were signed, you also received some instruction on the next
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A Few Unique Powers of Attorney That You Might Want To Consider
Over the last few years, if you have read any articles in this space about estate planning or have taken the steps to create your own estate plan, then you are probably aware of the importance of having a general durable power of attorney and a healthcare power of attorney in place. These are the
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Consider Court Before Filing for Medicaid Benefits
The Probate Court has authority to enter orders to protect the families of individuals who need benefits to pay for their long term care. The Department of Health and Human Services that approves Medicaid applications is bound to adhere to the court order when it comes to income and asset eligibility limits. How can the
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The Top Three Reasons Medicaid Applications are Not Successful
Financial assets have to be spent-down to a certain level in order to become eligible for Medicaid benefits to pay for skilled nursing. But with no funds left to pay the monthly care expenses the approval of the Medicaid application is very critical. Pre-planning with an elder law attorney can avoid these most common reasons
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The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” is now law – but what does that mean for you?
The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Trump right before Christmas, serving as the most drastic change to the Internal Revenue Code in recent memory. So as we focus in on fulfilling our New Year’s resolutions and trying to keep our heads above the snow here
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Heads-Up – The Estate Tax and Gift Tax Exclusion Amounts Are Changing
The “death tax”, as it is lovingly referred to by many, is going up again. And by “up”, I mean that the exclusion amount that all Americans have at their disposal to avoid paying this tax is increasing. That is a good thing for taxpayers, although as I wrote about earlier this year in March,
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Q & A : Disinheriting Family Members in Estate Planning
QUESTION: I think that I might want to disinherit a family member in my estate planning documents – how do I go about doing that, and are there any limitations? ANSWER: Disinheriting someone is not easy, and I mean that both in an emotional sense as well as in a strict legal sense. I won’t
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