by Karen Stewart | Feb 14, 2018 | Estate Planning
Many low and medium income individuals and small business owners involved in a legal dispute are left with the choice of suffering without access to justice or attempting to represent themselves. As the number of self-represented litigants in Michigan continues to...
by Karen Stewart | Jan 12, 2018 | Estate Planning
If so, you may want to revise your estate planning documents to reflect these changes. Here are some situations when your Living Trust and Will should be updated. You get married. Jointly held property will pass to your spouse automatically upon your death. You should...
by Karen Stewart | Dec 15, 2017 | Estate Planning
Refinancing your home? Don’t forget to examine the implications on your living trust. One homeowner recently took advantage of low interest rates to refinance his home and reduce monthly payments. Unfortunately, he didn’t realize that his lender required...
by Karen Stewart | Nov 17, 2017 | Estate Planning
1. The first Thanksgiving was actually a three-day celebration. Today, Thanksgiving is one day — maybe two if you count Black Friday. But apparently the Pilgrims wanted to party even harder. Governor William Bradford organized the feast, inviting the Plymouth...
by Karen Stewart | Oct 27, 2017 | Estate Planning
Halloween is the one day when we explore the eerie side of life . . . and death. Each year haunted houses and ghosts make October 31 a spooky, scary day. But it’s also a day on which many notable have died, from both natural and unnatural causes. Ramon Novarro...
