The Michigan Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that offers guidance as to how a personal representative should respond when the interested persons disagree over the validity of a proffered will. In re Estate of...more
Undue influence occurs when an influencer uses improper influence (e.g., coercion, mind-poisoning, manipulation, threats) to cause the victim to execute a document that they would not have done, but for the undue influence....more
This week, the Michigan Court of Appeals released its decision in In re Estate of Joel Solomon Weingrad, Docket No 360247, 2023 WL 3397437 (Mich Ct App May 11 2023) (unpublished), which stands for three principles in estate...more
In December 2022, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued two important opinions regarding guardianships in Michigan.
The first case, In re Guardianship of Roberta More Asplund, had to do with guardianship of an incapacitated...more
Under Michigan law, there are two alternate roles for making medical decisions for an incapacitated person. A patient advocate is a medical decision-maker who is appointed by an individual when planning for potential future...more