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1. Cortney Gibson Bloomfield Hills, MI
  Attorney at Law - MI, 2012
  Thomas M. Cooley Law School J.D.
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Laura M. Mccollum

Agriculture, Social Security, Estate Planning, Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 30 Years

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214 E Center St, Ithaca, MI 48847

Kristin M. Bakker

Estate Planning, Family Law, Children's Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 31 Years

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214 E Center St, Ithaca, MI 48847

Pamela Sue Munderloh

Lawsuit & Dispute, Agriculture, Estate Planning, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 13 Years

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214 E Superior St, Alma, MI 48801

Trent Charles Hilding

Real Estate, Agriculture, Estate Planning, Divorce & Family Law, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 19 Years

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4070 N Crystal Rd, Vestaburg, MI 48891

Elizabeth A. Cameron

Health Care Other, Health Care, Estate Planning, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 32 Years

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5375 Willow Bnd, Alma, MI 48801

Jefferson P. Arnold

Estate Planning, Estate, Employee Rights, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 58 Years

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100 E Center St, Ithaca, MI 48847

Michael J. Molesky

Other, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Estate, Health Care Other

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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Alma, MI 48801

Edward W. Jackson

Dispute Resolution, Estate Planning, Child Custody, Felony

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 27 Years

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120 E Walker St, Saint Johns, MI 48879

John E. Wieber

Real Estate, Agriculture, Estate Planning, Divorce, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 46 Years

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201 E State St, Saint Johns, MI 48879

William E. Goggin

Estate Planning, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 54 Years

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422 Woodworth Ave, Alma, MI 48801

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TRUSTEE POWERS

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

AB TRUST

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of... (more...)

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of the property goes to the beneficiaries named in the trust -- commonly, the grown children of the couple -- with the crucial condition that the surviving spouse has the right to use the property for life and is entitled to any income it generates. The surviving spouse may even be allowed to spend principal in certain circumstances. When the surviving spouse dies, the property passes to the trust beneficiaries. It is not considered part of the second spouse's estate for estate tax purposes. Using this kind of trust keeps the second spouse's taxable estate half the size it would be if the property were left directly to the spouse. This type of trust is also known as a bypass or credit shelter trust.

KINDRED

Under some state's probate codes, all relatives of a deceased person.

PRETERMITTED HEIR

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child b... (more...)

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child born or adopted after the will is made may be deemed a pretermitted heir. If the court determines that an heir was accidentally omitted, that heir is entitled to receive the same share of the estate as she would have if the deceased had died without a will. A pretermitted heir is sometimes called an 'omitted heir.'

TITLE COMPANY

A company that issues title insurance.

LAPSE

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. S... (more...)

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. Some states have anti-lapse statutes, which prevent gifts to relatives of the deceased person from lapsing unless the relative has no heirs of his or her own. A lapsed gift becomes part of the residuary estate.

QTIP TRUST

A type of trust for wealthy married couples that allows a surviving spouse to postpone estate taxes. A QTIP trust allows the surviving spouse to make use of the... (more...)

A type of trust for wealthy married couples that allows a surviving spouse to postpone estate taxes. A QTIP trust allows the surviving spouse to make use of the trust property tax-free. Taxes are deferred until the surviving spouse dies and the trust property is received by the final trust beneficiaries, who were named by the first spouse to die.

CHARITABLE TRUST

Any trust designed to make a substantial gift to a charity and also achieve income and estate tax savings for the person who creates the trust (the grantor).

MARITAL LIFE ESTATE TRUST

See AB trust.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE ESTATE OF SOUTHWORTH

... Margaret Noe. In February 2005, the decedent consulted Noe for estate planning advice. The ... estate plan. The representative offered to meet with the decedent and answer any questions regarding estate planning and the college. Despite ...

IN RE HAYES

... In addition, the survivor may amend or revoke the trust." [Brief at 8, citing Michigan Estate Planning Handbook (Carol J. Karr ed., ICLE 2d ed, 2006), ch 22, Â§ 22.4.]. ... [Michigan Estate Planning Handbook (Carol J. Karr ed., ICLE 2d ed, 2006), ch 22, Â§ 22.4.]. ...

Charfoos v. Schultz

... including trust documents, as in this case. Bullis v Downes, 240 Mich App 462, 468; 612 NW2d 435 (2000) (no distinction made among varieties of modern estate planning tools). Here, the trial court prohibited plaintiffs from ...

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Laura M. Mccollum

Kristin M. Bakker

Pamela Sue Munderloh

Trent Charles Hilding

Elizabeth A. Cameron

Jefferson P. Arnold

Michael J. Molesky

Edward W. Jackson

John E. Wieber

William E. Goggin

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IN RE ESTATE OF SOUTHWORTH

IN RE HAYES

Charfoos v. Schultz

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