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Kenneth A. Thompson

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Criminal, Traffic, Juvenile Law, Personal Injury, Estate

Kenneth A. Thompson was born in Michigan in 1980. He grew up in Westland, Michigan with his mother and sister after losing his father to a heart attac... (more)

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217 Ann Arbor Rd W, Plymouth, MI 48170

Dwight Coleman

Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Real Estate, Traffic, Tax

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 34 Years

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1981 Kaley Avenue, Westland, MI 48186

Susan F. Widenbaum

Bankruptcy, Criminal, Estate, Traffic

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33124 Warren Road, Westland, MI 48185

Katherine L. Zopf

Wills & Probate, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 21 Years

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608 North Wayne Road, Westland, MI 48185

Shannon L. Wirth

Traffic, Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody

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35330 Nankin Blvd, Westland, MI 48185

Kate R. Sikorski

Immigration, Trusts, Family Law, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 13 Years

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29211 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135

Gerald A. Bagazinski

Health Care Other, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 37 Years

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Livonia, MI 48151

Peter C. Doyle

Power of Attorney, Motor Vehicle, Estate, Divorce & Family Law, Bankruptcy & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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25121 Ford Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128

Linda G. Anderson

Landlord-Tenant, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Contract, Credit & Debt

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 32 Years

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13407 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI 48150

Christina Monolidis Viscomi

Estate Planning, Estate, Elder Law, Civil & Human Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 28 Years

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24731 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124

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LEGAL TERMS

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

CREDIT SHELTER TRUST

See AB trust.

REAL ESTATE AGENT

A foot soldier of the real estate business who shows houses and does most of the other nitty-gritty tasks associated with selling real estate. An agent must hav... (more...)

A foot soldier of the real estate business who shows houses and does most of the other nitty-gritty tasks associated with selling real estate. An agent must have a state license and be supervised by a real estate broker. Most agents are completely dependent upon commissions from sellers for their income, so it pays to find out which side the agent represents (buyer, seller or both) before you place too much trust in the agent's opinion.

PROPERTY CONTROL TRUST

Any trust that imposes limits or controls over the rights of trust beneficiaries. These trusts include (1) special needs trusts designed to assist people who ha... (more...)

Any trust that imposes limits or controls over the rights of trust beneficiaries. These trusts include (1) special needs trusts designed to assist people who have special physical, emotional or other requirements, (2) spendthrift trusts designed to prevent a beneficiary from wasting the trust principal; and (3) sprinkling trusts that allow the trustee to decide how to distribute trust income or principal among the beneficiaries.

GROSS ESTATE

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of prob... (more...)

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of probate. Taxes are due only on the value of the property the person actually owned (the net estate) plus the amount of any taxable gifts made during life. In a few states, the gross estate is used when computing attorney fees for probating estates; the lawyer gets a percentage of the gross estate.

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to o... (more...)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to or taken from a worker provides some protection for workers in the event certain types of pension plans cannot pay the benefits to which workers are entitled, and requires that employers provide full and clear information about employees' pension rights, including the way pension benefits accumulate, how the company invests pension funds, and when and how pension benefits can be collected.

TRUST CORPUS

Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, t... (more...)

Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, that money is the corpus. Sometimes the trust corpus is known as the 'res,' a Latin word meaning 'thing.'

ESTATE TAXES

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and... (more...)

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and whether or not it goes through probate after your death, is subject to federal estate tax. Currently, however, federal estate tax is due only if your property is worth at least $2 million when you die. The estate tax is scheduled to be repealed for one year, in 2010, but Congress will probably make the repeal (or a very high exempt amount) permanent. Any property left to a surviving spouse (if he or she is a U.S. citizen) or a tax-exempt charity is exempt from federal estate taxes. Many states now also impose their own estate taxes or inheritance taxes.

TITLE COMPANY

A company that issues title insurance.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Kostin Estate

In Docket No. 272767, respondent Camille A. Kent appeals as of right the probate court's judgment and order following a bench trial, interpreting a will and trust, determining heirs and devisees, and determining title to property after decedent Juanita Kostin's death in 2004. ...

In re Nestorovski Estate

723 Payne, Broder & Fossee (by Andrew J. Broder) and Underwood & March (by Lauren M. Underwood), Bingham Farms, for the petitioner. ... Kemp Klein Law Firm, PC (by Alan A. May and Debra Nance), Troy, for the respondent. ... Before: SAAD, CJ, and BORRELLO and ...

In re Rudell Estate

During her lifetime, the decedent owned a certain parcel of residential real property located at 1170 Chesterfield in Birmingham, Michigan (the property). In 1982, the decedent properly transferred ownership of the property to the trust. According to the complaint filed in this matter, the ...

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Linda G. Anderson

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GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

CREDIT SHELTER TRUST

REAL ESTATE AGENT

PROPERTY CONTROL TRUST

GROSS ESTATE

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

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ESTATE TAXES

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