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A U.S. savings bond is a government bond offered to U.S. citizens to purchase which in turn helps fund federal spending. In exchange, the U.S. savings bond provides the investor with a guaranteed return backed by the federal government. Although the return on...
After a person dies and leaves property behind, probate administration may be required to properly oversee and distribute the decedent’s assets according to Michigan law. The probate court will have to determine if there was a last will and testament,...
On October 1st, 2021, the “Raise The Age” legislation signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2019 went into effect. Prior to the effective date, anyone that was age 17 or older could be arrested for any criminal offense, lodged in the county jail and...
Cyberstalking is stalking or harassment carried out over the internet. With the proliferation of chat rooms, instant messaging and social media, the world has gotten much smaller and it has become easier to send unwanted messages to other people no matter...
If you are involved as a plaintiff or a defendant in a civil case involving possible money damages (e.g. personal injury, medical malpractice, dog bites, breach of contract, etc.), then it is likely that you will experience case evaluation. Essentially, your...
A guardian appointed by the probate court over an incapacitated individual is a fiduciary charged with the responsibility of making informed decisions for that ward’s housing, medical care and daily needs. This means that the guardian has a duty to meet with...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a serious disease that causes progressive failure of the body’s immune system to permit other infections and cancers to thrive and cause death. There is no known cure and those infected will have to engage in lifelong...
Michigan is an “equitable distribution” state where divorce courts may distribute marital assets of spouses in a manner that they believe to be fair and equitable. MCL 552.401. This means that assets will be divided in a manner that is fair under the facts...
If you purchase real property and you also buy a modular home or manufactured home to put on the site to reside in, you might be surprised to learn that it doesn’t automatically become part of the real property like a brick-and-mortar house would be. ...
In 2016, Michigan was one of several states to pass its version of the Uniform Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets Act to update the state’s estate planning and probate administration rules to conform with the realities of the digital age. In the past, if a...