by Danielle Streed | Aug 22, 2017 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Special needs planning is important, but what is equally important is that you keep any special needs trust that you have prepared up-to-date. Let’s start with what a special needs trust involves. A special needs trust is typically part of your own living trust...
by Danielle Streed | Aug 8, 2017 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Many family members do not believe that their parents could be a victim of financial exploitation. Unfortunately, as people reach a certain age many institutions and individuals prey on them with the theory that they are easily confused or easy to manipulate. Many...
by Danielle Streed | May 28, 2017 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When it comes to selecting a successor trustee there is more to it than just making sure that your trustee is capable of following the Michigan trust code, which is a code that requires the trustee act in good faith, timely and in accordance with the terms and...
by Danielle Streed | May 23, 2017 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
For many families, the thought of excluding a child from receiving an inheritance is a very difficult topic to discuss, yet many parents have children who have created problems within the family or who have distanced themselves from the family for years. Whether the...
by Danielle Streed | May 13, 2017 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When it comes to setting up a living Trust, it is important to make sure that the Trust is funded. Funding includes the transfer of assets such as your bank account, your home or your investments in to the name of the Trust or updating beneficiaries so the assets pass...