On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Sep 25, 2020 | Firm News
Setting up an irrevocable trust means that once the trust is in place, you cannot alter or abolish it. However, thanks to the state decanting law, you have a way of changing your trust by “decanting” the contents of your trust into a new trust. When you...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Jul 21, 2020 | Firm News
It’s a point of dread in many families: planning out and dividing inheritances. Conflicts surrounding trusts and wills can give rise to tensions and cause rifts if one member of the family feels slighted. Although it may be impossible to please everyone entirely,...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Jun 17, 2020 | Firm News
Estate planning is vital to have in place at any age. If you don’t have the correct facts, you could be steered in the wrong direction and become vulnerable to additional financial and personal stresses. To help you get back on the right path, below are the top...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Apr 24, 2020 | Firm News
The Bingham Legal Group began working remotely on March 16, 2020 and stepped into the forefront of doing business remotely and virtually. It isn’t business as usual for anyone, but the Bingham Legal Group is here to help you, your family and your business. Helping...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Dec 2, 2019 | Firm News
If you are one of the many millennials in Michigan, you may not have yet given thought to creating an estate plan. You may even believe that you are too young to need such a thing. This type of thinking is often based on the beliefs that an estate plan is only about...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Nov 18, 2019 | Firm News
Litigation is costly on many levels. It costs money, time and, in some particularly messy cases, can cost you your reputation in a public setting. You may find arbitration is favorable to attempting to settle your dispute in open court. Both parties in the dispute...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Oct 8, 2019 | Firm News
The beneficiaries of a late Michigan songwriter’s estate filed a legal action against his 64-year-old widow alleging that she had taken advantage of him while he suffered from dementia. The songwriter’s three sons accuse the widow of convincing their late...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Oct 8, 2019 | Firm News
Although everyone should have a will, many people in Michigan do not, even though Michigan law makes it easier to create one than the laws in some other states. In Michigan, people can write their wills by hand. The law calls these handwritten documents holographic...
On behalf of Bingham Legal Group PC | Oct 7, 2019 | Firm News
If your parent has been forgetful lately to the point of concern, you may wonder whether he or she is legally able to make changes to a Michigan estate plan. According to the American Bar Association, there are certain elements that can help to determine whether a...
by Bingham Legal Group PC | Apr 11, 2019 | Firm News
If you are young, single and healthy, you probably give little thought to preparing a will. Perhaps you also give little thought to what happens if you should become incapacitated. A devastating car crash could happen, or you could sustain a brain injury in a bad...
