Estate Planning & Probate
The future may be uncertain, but you can make decisions now to protect yourself and your family.
You never know what tomorrow will bring. A serious injury, grave medical condition, mental incapacity, or untimely death can divide a family or place a business or personal finances at risk. When you are unable to make decisions for yourself, you need a comprehensive estate plan that speaks for you.
Everyone can benefit from proper estate planning, regardless of age, assets, occupation, or marital status:
- Individuals
- Business owners
- High net-worth families
- Parents with young children
- Blended families
- Same-sex partners
- Families with special needs and elder care issues
White Schneider attorneys counsel clients to prepare for life’s uncertainties through a variety of estate planning tools, such as:
- Wills
- Trusts
- Durable powers of attorney
- Advance health care directives
- Special needs trusts
- Business succession planning
Unforeseen events can have dramatic consequences, and you don’t want to leave it to your loved ones to wrestle with unexpected taxes, child custody and guardianship, medical care decisions, or quality-of-life or end-of-life decisions. We can help take the burden off their shoulders and give you peace of mind.
After the death of a loved one, proper administration of an estate or trust becomes a necessity even with a carefully crafted estate plan. Our attorneys have extensive experience in Michigan’s probate courts and can guide you through the process, handling the required paperwork and court proceedings along the way. And if a dispute arises, we will seek to resolve it as quickly and cost-effectively as possible, putting you and other surviving family members at ease.