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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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800-955-5350

217 Ann Arbor Rd W, Plymouth, MI 48170

Frank Westley Jackson

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Divorce & Family Law, Labor Law, Employment, Wills & Probate

As a lawyer with more than 38 years of corporate law experience (City of Detroit Law Department and the Office of the General Counsel, Blue Cross, Blu... (more)

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313-766-7019

19401 W Mcnichols Road, Detroit, MI 48219

Margaret F. Terrasi

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Wills & Probate, Divorce & Family Law

Attorney Margaret Terrasi was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 2003 after receiving her Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Prior, she atten... (more)

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800-872-9240

42705 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48375

Valenton Vulaj

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Estate, Accident & Injury, Criminal, Elder Law

Valenton Vulaj is a practicing lawyer in the state of Michigan. Attorney Vulaj received his J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2000.

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800-729-2161

28592 Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Stephen M. Landau

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Estate, Real Estate, Business, Divorce & Family Law, Lawsuit & Dispute

Stephen Landau is a practicing lawyer in the state of Michigan.

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800-952-8771

28175 Haggerty Rd, Novi, MI 48377

Bert Tiger Whitehead

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Divorce & Family Law, Estate

Affordable law firm providing help to individuals, small businesses, and non-profits.

Mr. Whitehead is the owner and president of Access Legal Care, PLLC. Although the firm is headquartered in Garden City, Michigan, the firm provides li... (more)

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800-959-7951

22200 W 11 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48037

Jamie R. Ryke

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Estate, Estate Planning, Wills & Probate, Trusts

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Mr. Ryke is an Estate Lawyer proudly serving Southfield, Michigan and the neighboring communities.

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800-707-6901

24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48034

Nick Balberman

Accident & Injury, Criminal, Divorce & Family Law, Bankruptcy & Debt, Estate

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248-224-6696

29800 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington, MI 48334

Adel T. Fakhouri

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26300 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI 48033

Cecil G. Raitt

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27777 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034

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LEGAL TERMS

AUGMENTED ESTATE

In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used on... (more...)

In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used only in some states. Its value is calculated only if a surviving spouse declines whatever he or she was left by will and instead claims a share of the deceased spouse's estate. (This is called taking against the will.) The amount of this 'statutory share' or 'elective share' depends on state law.

PER STIRPES

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. F... (more...)

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property 'per stirpes,' Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation). If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that the property is to be divided per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third.

HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many stat... (more...)

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many states, making a holographic will is never advised except as a last resort.

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the benefi... (more...)

A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the beneficiary as needed, and sometimes paying third parties (creditors, for example) on the beneficiary's behalf, bypassing the beneficiary completely. Spendthrift trusts typically contain a provision prohibiting creditors from seizing the trust fund to satisfy the beneficiary's debts. These trusts are legal in most states, even though creditors hate them.

CERTIFIED COPY

A copy of a document issued by a court or government agency guaranteed to be a true and exact copy of the original. Many agencies and institutions require certi... (more...)

A copy of a document issued by a court or government agency guaranteed to be a true and exact copy of the original. Many agencies and institutions require certified copies of legal documents before permitting certain transactions. For example, a certified copy of a death certificate is required before a bank will release the funds in a deceased person's payable-on-death account to the person who has inherited them.

CREDIT SHELTER TRUST

See AB trust.

ABATEMENT

A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other exp... (more...)

A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other expenses. Gifts left in the will are cut back in order to pay taxes, satisfy debts or take care of other gifts that are given priority under law or by the will itself.

POUR-OVER WILL

A will that 'pours over' property into a trust when the will maker dies. Property left through the will must go through probate before it goes into the trust.

BEQUEATH

A legal term sometimes used in wills that means 'leave' -- for example, 'I bequeath my garden tools to my brother-in-law, Buster Jenkins.'

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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Kenneth A. Thompson

Frank Westley Jackson

Margaret F. Terrasi

Valenton Vulaj

Stephen M. Landau

Bert Tiger Whitehead

Jamie R. Ryke

Nick Balberman

Adel T. Fakhouri

Cecil G. Raitt

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HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

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In re Nestorovski Estate

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