Practice Areas
Trust Our Estate Planning Lawyers With Your Family’s Future
Making sure your family and your assets are protected is the number one goal of estate planning. At Murphy & Spagnuolo, P.C., our Michigan estate planning attorneys understand the importance of developing and implementing a trust, will, or estate plan that is customized to protect you and your loved ones in the event that you’re unable to continue to provide care.
Making difficult decisions isn’t easy, but with the help of our attorneys you can rest assured that your estate planning and trust administration is in the right hands.
Some of the legal services we provide for estate planning include:
- Wills
- Trusts
- Special Needs Trusts
- Trust Litigation
- Durable Powers of Attorney
- Probate Litigation
- Elder Law
- Guardianships and Conservatorships for Minors, Legally Incapacitated Adults and Developmentally Disabled Individuals
- Business and Succession Planning
- Corporate and Individual Income Tax Planning
Keeping Up with Michigan’s Evolving Estate Laws
Proper planning is crucial to ensure your family can fully benefit from your estate and all you have worked hard to achieve. Estate planning laws are constantly evolving. We also have experience with independent and supervised probate administration should it be needed.
Why do I need an a qualified estate attorney to plan my future?
Did you know that the state of Michigan’s Attorney General has an active consumer alert for people who are interested in estate plans? The Michigan AG’s office has identified that there are unscrupulous individuals who may try to sell you one-size-fits-all “living trust’ or “estate planning services”.
Per the AG’s office, these individual may bill themselves “expert estate planners” and may offer you lunch seminars or other incentives to make a sale on the spot without the assistance, skills, and knowledge of an experienced estate planning attorney.
It’s crucial to remember that our Michigan estate planning lawyers are, first and foremost, qualified, state-registered attorneys. Our primary interest is in providing you with the professional counsel that you need to make an informed decision as to the distribution and planning of your estate.
While we work diligently to create peace of mind and a sense of security for our clients and their estates, a major benefit of retaining an estate planning lawyer is the knowledge that you will be working with a legal professional who can assess your individual situation, the various factors in your estate, and any special circumstances that may factor into planning and distributing your family’s assets as well as navigating the probate process.
Looking for an “estate planning attorney near me”? Contact our Okemos, MI offices today.
At Murphy & Spagnuolo, P.C., our staff are here to confidently guide, inform, and provide you with resources on the number of options that you have when protecting your estate.
It’s understandable to believe that estate planning is only for the rich and famous, but the fact of the matter is that anyone with assets to their name can benefit from having a will, trust, or other form of established plan.
Don’t risk your family’s health and peace of mind when you can no longer be with them. Call us today to get the process started or contact us by email.