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Guardianship – authority to act for the care and protection of another

Despite our best laid plans, sometimes things in life just happen. While it may be impossible to plan for every eventuality in our lives, having awareness of resources available to assist us and our loved ones can make unexpected events somewhat less challenging. Some of these resources include guardianship proceedings available through a Probate Court. […]

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LLCs – Why They Have Become The Best Option For Most Small to Medium Sized Businesses

Corporate Law / Cunningham Dalman

If you have ever been involved with forming a new entity in Michigan within the last 20 years, you have undoubtedly heard of “LLCs”. The acronym stands for “limited liability company” (not “limited liability corporation”, as is often mistaken), and ever since Michigan adopted the Limited Liability Company Act in June 1993 (and later amended

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Join us at the Tulip Time Run!

Promotion / Cunningham Dalman

Cunningham Dalman, P.C. is proud to sponsor this year’s Tulip Time Run. We hope to see you there! Please click the link below for information regarding the event. Tulip Time Run 2017

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What Will It Mean If The Estate Tax Is Repealed?

Estate Planning / Cunningham Dalman

Bitterly referred to by many as the “death tax”, the federal estate tax applies to transfers of wealth when a person dies. And because of its effect of charging an additional 40% tax to the assets of an estate that were likely already subject to income tax while the owner was alive, the estate tax

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What You Can Do To Determine If The Time Is Right To Begin Your Estate Plan

Estate Planning / Cunningham Dalman

Earlier last year, I wrote articles about when it might be appropriate to update an existing estate plan and the consequences of dying without any estate plan at all. However, there is an important related question that I have not touched on yet, and that is: what should be done to determine if it is

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Best of the Best Campaign

Promotion / Cunningham Dalman

Can you believe it? It’s already time for the Holland community to select the best businesses in the Holland area. This year the Holland Sentinel changed things up a bit and initiated a two-step process. Our office made it through the nomination step and now we need your support in the second step to earn

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If You Have A Business Partner, You Should Look Into This…

News / Cunningham Dalman

The local economy remains very strong and businesses continue to grow. I find these are good times for business owners to determine whether they’re protected against risks that could cause major distress to their company. One of them is not having an ownership agreement (also known as a shareholder, buy-sell, or operating agreement) that adequately

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Business Owners – Are You Prepared for the Potential Changes to the Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule?

News / Cunningham Dalman

QUESTION: WHAT DO BUSINESS OWNERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S OVERTIME RULE? ANSWER: Overall, the changes to the existing overtime rule would significantly increase the minimum salary requirement for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Prior to the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) adoption of the changes, FLSA required covered

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Vince Duckworth to Officiate Michigan High School Division 1 Football Championship

News / Cunningham Dalman

Cunningham Dalman partner, Vince Duckworth, was selected to officiate the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 1 Football Championship this past Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. This is one of the highest honors awarded to officials. We are excited for him and proud of his dedication to the sport. Along with his role as

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In Construction Contracts, Follow Through Matters

News / Cunningham Dalman

A property owner thought it was protected from an overcharge in the price of material in a construction project because the price of material was specified in the contractor’s contract with the supplier. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled otherwise. The court rejected the property owner’s reliance upon the contract because the property owner did

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