Plans that hold up when your family needs them.

It depends on what you own and what you want to avoid. A will alone still passes through Michigan probate court, which is public and takes months. A revocable living trust, funded properly, can keep your estate private and out of probate while giving you control over how and when assets reach the people you love. In your first meeting we look at your specific situation and tell you plainly which tool fits, rather than selling you the most expensive document.

We are flat-fee-forward. For most planning work we quote a single fixed price before you commit, so you know the cost of the whole engagement rather than watching a meter run. Administration matters, where the scope is harder to predict, are quoted as clearly as the facts allow, with regular updates if anything changes. You will never receive a surprise bill from us.

A Lady Bird deed, known formally as an enhanced life estate deed, is a Michigan tool that lets you keep full control of your home during your life, including the right to sell it, and then pass it automatically to the people you choose at death without probate. It can also help protect the home in the context of Medicaid planning. It is a useful instrument for many Michigan homeowners, but not everyone, which is why we look at your full picture before recommending it.

For a typical family, from first meeting to signed documents usually takes two to four weeks. The first meeting is a real conversation about your family and your goals. We then draft, send everything for your review, and meet again to sign and, where a trust is involved, to walk through funding it. We do not rush this work, and we do not let it drift.

Less than you think. A rough sense of what you own and roughly what it is worth, the names of the people you would want to make decisions or inherit, and any existing documents like a prior will or trust. If you are not sure about something, come anyway. Part of our job is helping you figure out the parts you have not yet worked out.

Yes. Our probate and trust administration practice exists for exactly that moment. Whether there was a full plan, an outdated will, or nothing at all, we can guide you through the Michigan probate court process or trust administration as the personal representative or successor trustee, and take the procedural weight off your shoulders.