Business Owners Need Estate Plans
As a business owner, it is essential to have an estate plan in place to protect your business, assets, and loved ones. The Probate Pro offers three reasons why business owners need an estate plan: [...]
Probate Forms Updated by SCAO
The State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) is the administrative agency of the Michigan Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has administrative oversight of Michigan's courts and exercises that oversight through the SCAO. It is responsible for developing, [...]
Chat GPT and Probate
Will Chat GPT and artificial intelligence change the world of probate? Who better to ask that Chat GPT itself! Let's see how Chat GPT responds to The Probate Pro interviewing it about the future of [...]
Ten Assets that Avoid Probate
Must I go to probate? Maybe not. Not all property in which the decedent has an interest requires probate. Assuming no probate estate is opened and there is no plan to open a probate estate, [...]
Supplemental Needs Trust
What is a Supplemental Needs Trust or a Special Needs Trust? A Supplemental Needs Trust (SNT), also referred to as a special needs trust, is a legal document (an irrevocable trust) that allows assets [...]
Jurisdiction
The probate court is a fascinating place to work as a lawyer. Each case filed in the probate court tells a unique story of that person’s life, assets, debts, and family relations. As the leading [...]
FAQ – Camp Lejeune Probate
What is Probate? The process of administering a deceased person’s affairs. Why do I need to open a probate file? When someone dies and there is a lawsuit, in most states a person must get [...]
PROBATE FAQ
The Probate Pro provides this Probate FAQ to assist people with basic questions. This probate FAQ, glossary and the definitions, terms and videos provided are for information purposes only, and are not intended to and [...]
Probate Meaning
What is the meaning of the word Probate. The Probate Pro receives hundreds of telephone calls and email each week. And during these communications, there is one word's meaning that causes tremendous confusion. What is [...]
Probate Checklist
Informal probate proceedings begin by the filing of an Application for Informal Probate directed to the probate court register. The application may request informal probate (informal admission of a will) or appointment of a personal [...]
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