Estate Planning Blogs | The TGQ Law Firm

Many families today consist of stepmothers, stepfathers, and stepchildren, which can complicate estate planning for stepfamilies. Preventing disputes about asset distribution and conflicts between children...

Blended Family Estate Planning

Asset distribution, child guardianship, and other factors in blended families can become complicated without an estate plan, but an experienced Michigan estate planning attorney can help. Estate planning is...

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Avoiding Common Mistakes in Retirement Estate Planning | A Michigan Attorney Shares Valuable Tips

Estate Planning, Retirement

Like most Michigan residents, you probably understand the importance of retirement estate planning. Nonetheless, many people inadvertently take (or fail to take) actions that undermine their retirement planning goals...

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Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Education | Estate Planning Tips From The TGQ Law Firm

Estate planning is a powerful legal tool to leave a legacy. However, people often overlook estate planning when thinking about safeguarding their legacy, especially when it comes to education. In this blog, the team at...

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TGQ Community Partners | StoryPoint Senior Living

At The TGQ Law Firm, we have been providing estate planning, probate, and elder law services to seniors and their families in Ann Arbor, MI, and throughout Michigan for over a decade. While access to high-quality legal ...

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Planning for the Future When You Are Retiring With Multiple Properties

Retirement

When retiring with multiple properties in your name, you need to begin planning for what will happen to those properties when you pass away. Will your children or other family members inherit them? Do you have an...

Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Education | Estate Planning Tips From The TGQ Law Firm

Estate planning is a powerful legal tool to leave a legacy. However, people often overlook estate planning when thinking about safeguarding their legacy, especially when it comes to education. In this blog, the team at...

TGQ Community Partners | StoryPoint Senior Living

At The TGQ Law Firm, we have been providing estate planning, probate, and elder law services to seniors and their families in Ann Arbor, MI, and throughout Michigan for over a decade. While access to high-quality legal ...

Planning for the Future When You Are Retiring With Multiple Properties

Retirement

When retiring with multiple properties in your name, you need to begin planning for what will happen to those properties when you pass away. Will your children or other family members inherit them? Do you have an...

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Understanding Inheritance Rights and Limitations When Leaving Money to Grandchildren

Elder Law, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts

Grandparents in Michigan can leave an inheritance to grandchildren if they so choose. A Michigan estate planning attorney with our firm at The TGQ Law Firm in Ann Arbor describes grandparents’ rights and limitations...

When Is It the Right Time for Me to Retire?

Retirement, Trusts

After a certain age, you start asking yourself, “When is the right time for me to retire?”. At The TGQ Law Firm, we cannot answer this for you, but we can help you gain clarity on your current situation and the available...

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What You Need To Know About Living Trusts

Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts

Living trusts can be the foundation for any estate plan when implemented properly. Before you move forward with the process though, two questions exist that every person should ask to protect themselves, their family...

Guardianship vs. Conservatorship | The TGQ Law Firm

Conservatorship vs Guardianship

Probate

Conservatorships and guardianships are part of the probate court process when an individual becomes incapacitated. The law deems a person incapacitated if they cannot properly care for themselves or their property...

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The TGQ Law Firm Probate Attorney Laurie Brewis Honored with the Washtenaw County Bar Association’s Annual Darrow-Harris Award

Probate

The TGQ Law Firm’s probate attorney, Laurie Brewis, has recently been honored with the 10th Annual Darrow-Harris Award. The Washtenaw County Bar Association’s Board of Directors announced that Attorney Brewis is...

What Happens In Probate Court?

Probate

Probate court is a legal process that allows you to authenticate the wishes of a family member after they pass. The probate court system assesses an individual’s last will and testament to ensure that the deceased’s wishes...

Will or Trust – What Do I Need?

A will is a legal document that allows the testator to determine the recipients of specific assets in the event of their demise. The will appoints executors to ensure adherence to the instructions. While most wills are direct...

How To Manage Estate Planning Issues Involving Stepparents and Stepchildren

Blended families may face unique issues during the estate planning process. In a blended family, you must figure out how to distribute blended assets, sort out guardianship concerns, and include...

The Importance of Estate Planning for Modern Blended Families

Consumer Protection, Insurance

Estate planning is important for everyone, but especially for blended families. As an attorney, I’ve helped many blended families with their estates and seen the consequences of improper planning. I want to help...

Does a Revocable Trust Protect You From Liability?

As you approach retirement, you may find yourself looking into ways to protect your legacy and hard-earned wealth from creditors, excessive taxes, and other avoidable expenses. One way to go around this problem is to...

Navigating the Step-Parent Drama When Crafting Your Estate Planning For Stepfamilies

Many families today consist of stepmothers, stepfathers, and stepchildren, which can complicate estate planning for stepfamilies. Preventing disputes about asset distribution and conflicts between children...

Blended Family Estate Planning

Asset distribution, child guardianship, and other factors in blended families can become complicated without an estate plan, but an experienced Michigan estate planning attorney can help. Estate planning is...

Avoiding Common Mistakes in Retirement Estate Planning | A Michigan Attorney Shares Valuable Tips

Estate Planning, Retirement

Like most Michigan residents, you probably understand the importance of retirement estate planning. Nonetheless, many people inadvertently take (or fail to take) actions that undermine their retirement planning goals...

Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Education | Estate Planning Tips From The TGQ Law Firm

Estate planning is a powerful legal tool to leave a legacy. However, people often overlook estate planning when thinking about safeguarding their legacy, especially when it comes to education. In this blog, the team at...

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