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Typically, a last will and testament is valid in the State of Michigan if it includes ALL of the following: It is in writing. MCL 700.2502(1)(a). It is signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious...
As Benjamin Franklin once said, the two certainties in life are death and taxes. If you owe money to the Internal Revenue Service, it certainly feels that this debt is a cloud that hangs over you forever until the federal government gets its money. You may...
The United States federal government and the State of Michigan have very different statutes and regulations regarding the time limit for collecting on assessed taxes. Generally, the Internal Revenue Service may collect taxes due by levy or court proceeding,...
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was officially a pandemic as rates of infection rose significantly is the U.S. and across the world. On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in...
A surviving spouse has significant inheritance rights when it comes to the deceased spouse’s estate. Even if that spouse was disinherited in the decedent’s last will and testament, he or she may still be able to claim a spousal election against the terms of...
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s controversial executive orders issued during the COVID-19 state of emergency have survived an initial request for a preliminary injunction in the Michigan Court of Claims. The substantive elements being challenge were the...
Space memorabilia is a consistently solid market and there is no shortage of collectors interested in NASA artifacts. This usually consists of autographed photographs, blueprints, tapes, astronaut equipment or even physical pieces of the spacecraft...
On March 10, 2020, the State of Michigan identified the first two presumptive-positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in its borders. That same day, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency based on her...
On January 3, 2007, Governor Jennifer Granholm signed Public Act 564 and Public Act 565 of 2006 into law and significantly increased the maximum penalties for habitual drunk drivers. Known as “Heidi’s Law”, the new statute was named in memory of Heidi Steiner,...
The novel coronavirus crisis has had an unprecedented effect on the world economy. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was officially a pandemic as rates of infection rose significantly is the U.S. and across...