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Kevin Robert Sackrider

Real Estate, Family Law, Estate Planning
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  11 Years

David J. Degraw

Health Care Other, Gift Taxation, Estate Planning, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Ronald J. Degraw

Real Estate, Gift Taxation, Native People, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  66 Years

Brock Ryan Veenhuis

Estate Planning, Real Estate, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  9 Years

Diane K. Housley

Education, Real Estate, Lawsuit & Dispute, Wills & Probate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  30 Years

Eldon J Vincent

International Tax, Trusts, Antitrust, Credit & Debt
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  22 Years

Paula A. Aylward

Juvenile Law, Federal Appellate Practice, Estate Planning, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  35 Years

Donald H. Dickerson

Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning, Estate, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  39 Years

Kelly Louise Feneley

Real Estate, Estate, Consumer Rights, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  13 Years

Brian Paul Fish

Estate Planning, Family Law, Elder Law, Administrative Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  10 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

SURROGATE COURT

See probate court.

HEIR APPARENT

One who expects to be receive property from the estate of a family member, as long as she outlives that person.

HEIR AT LAW

A person entitled to inherit property under intestate succession laws.

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.

SWEARING MATCH

A case that turns on the word of one witness versus another. The outcome of a swearing match usually depends on whom the jury finds most trustworthy.

PROBATE COURT

A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate cour... (more...)
A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate court' in New York and several other states, this court normally examines the authenticity of a will -- or if a person dies intestate, figures out who receives her property under state law. It then oversees a procedure to pay the deceased person's debts and to distribute her assets to the proper inheritors. See probate.

TRUSTEE POWERS

The provisions in a trust document defining what the trustee may and may not do.

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For examp... (more...)
An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For example, a person would not be allowed to leave property to her husband for his life, then to her children for their lives, then to her grandchildren. The gift would potentially go to the grandchildren at a point too remote in time.

FAMILY ALLOWANCE

A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to ... (more...)
A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to help support the surviving spouse and children during the time it takes to probate the estate. The amount is determined by state law and varies greatly from state to state.

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 ...