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Michael J. Willis

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Bankruptcy & Debt, Wills & Probate, Contract, Elder Law, Estate Planning

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Michael Willis founded this firm with his brother, Shaun Patrick Willis. Their father, Hon. Frank D. Willis, is the probate judge for Van Buren Count... (more)

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491 W South St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

James A. Fisher

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Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Wills & Probate, Custody & Visitation, Divorce

James A. Fisher is a shareholder and President of the Vandervoort, Christ & Fisher, P.C. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Mich... (more)

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800-917-6961

70 Michigan Avenue West, Battle Creek, MI 49017

David P. Lucas

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Pension & Benefits, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing

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70 Michigan Avenue West, Battle Creek, MI 49017

Chris T. Christ

Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Family Law, Business Organization

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70 Michigan Avenue West, Battle Creek, MI 49017

Travis Robertson

International Tax, Estate Planning, Business, Wills & Probate

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112 South Monroe Street, Sturgis, MI 49091

Mary Catherine Gergely

Wills & Probate, Estate, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 24 Years

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Vicksburg, MI 49097

Jennifer Herrick Coles

Elder Law, Wills & Probate, Trusts

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8175 Creekside, Portage, MI 49024

Jonathan W. Willoughby

Estate Administration, Estate, Civil & Human Rights, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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8051 Moorsbridge Road, Portage, MI 49024

Joseph W. Vander Horst

Wills, Wills & Probate, Family Law, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 31 Years

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136 E Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Louise B. Wright

Real Estate, Trusts, Wills & Probate, Estate

Status: Suspended Licensed: 34 Years

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308 Woodside Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49006

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TRUSTEE

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income ... (more...)

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income or principal as directed in the trust document. With a simple probate-avoidance living trust, the person who creates the trust is also the trustee.

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE

The person or institution who takes over the management of trust property when the original trustee has died or become incapacitated.

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

The document given to an executor by the probate court, authorizing the executor to settle the estate according to either a will or the state's intestate succes... (more...)

The document given to an executor by the probate court, authorizing the executor to settle the estate according to either a will or the state's intestate succession laws.

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.

WILL

A document in which you specify what is to be done with your property when you die and name your executor. You can also use your will to name a guardian for you... (more...)

A document in which you specify what is to be done with your property when you die and name your executor. You can also use your will to name a guardian for your young children.

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties hav... (more...)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties have been completed but may happen sooner if the executor or administrator wishes to withdraw or is dismissed.

DISTRIBUTEE

(1) Anyone who receives something. Usually, the term refers to someone who inherits a deceased person's property. If the deceased person dies without a will (ca... (more...)

(1) Anyone who receives something. Usually, the term refers to someone who inherits a deceased person's property. If the deceased person dies without a will (called intestate), state law determines what each distributee will receive. Also called a beneficiary.

GRANT DEED

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as descri... (more...)

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as described in the deed. This is the most commonly used type of deed. Compare quitclaim deed.

ENDOWMENT INSURANCE

Provides that an insured person who lives for the specified endowment period receives the face value of the insurance policy--that is, the amount paid at death.... (more...)

Provides that an insured person who lives for the specified endowment period receives the face value of the insurance policy--that is, the amount paid at death. If the policy-holder dies sooner, the beneficiary named in the policy receives the proceeds.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Temple Marital Trust

... Wallace Temple, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Clinton Probate Court Ralph Temple and Dean Temple, Respondents-Appellees. Docket No. 273911. ... Petitioner petitioned the probate court to construe the trust as not allowing Clarence to amend it after Florence's death. . . . ...

In re Smith Trust

... The respondent refused to sell the property to the petitioners. The petitioners filed a petition in the Sanilac County Probate Court, seeking to compel the sale of the land pursuant to the lease agreement. ... As a result, the probate court held that no enforceable agreement existed. ...

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. ...

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Michael J. Willis

James A. Fisher

David P. Lucas

Chris T. Christ

Travis Robertson

Mary Catherine Gergely

Jennifer Herrick Coles

Jonathan W. Willoughby

Joseph W. Vander Horst

Louise B. Wright

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LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

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In re Smith Trust

In re Kostin Estate

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