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Learn how to protect your minor children with a legally binding guardianship plan under Michigan law.
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Is Your Estate Plan Ready for the New School Year? A Checklist for Parents
Use the start of the school year as an annual reminder to review guardians, trusts, and powers of attorney to keep your family protected.
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What Makes a Trust Valid in Michigan?
Downloading a generic template off the internet does not create a fortified legal shield. Here is what state law requires.
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Estate Planning
How to Include Cryptocurrency in Your Estate Plan
Cryptocurrency can't be titled in a trust, but it can still be part of your estate plan. Attorney Michael Rutkowski explains how to pass on digital assets like Bitcoin using key-based access and trustee instructions.
Michael Rutkowski
Attorney at Rutkowski Law Firm
Trust Mechanics
How a Trust Works: The Legal Shield for Your Family
A trust isn't just a document; it's a legal shield that avoids Michigan probate and keeps your family's business private. Michael Rutkowski breaks down the mechanics of trust ownership, the 'CEO' role of a trustee, and the critical step of asset fortification.
Michael Rutkowski
Attorney at Rutkowski Law Firm
Estate Planning
When to Start Estate Planning
Estate planning isn’t just for the wealthy or the elderly—it’s essential for everyone. But when is the right time to start? In this video, estate planning attorney Michael Rutkowski discusses key life scenarios where estate planning becomes crucial.
Michael Rutkowski
Attorney at Rutkowski Law Firm
Helping Your Parents With Estate Planning
If you are the one in the family who ends up handling things, this guide is for you.
Read how to start the conversation, what to gather, and what actually needs to be in place before it is urgent. Free to read, right on the page. No download or email required.
Estate Planning Guide
Estate planning protects your assets and makes sure your estate is distributed according to your wishes after your death.
Read the top 10 most common mistakes our estate planning team sees. Free to read, right on the page. No download or email required.
Michigan Medicaid Guide
Long-term care can drain a lifetime of savings fast. Medicaid can cover nursing home, assisted living, and in-home care, and with the right planning you can qualify while protecting what you have built.
Read who qualifies in Michigan, the current numbers, the five-year look-back, and how families protect their home. Free to read, right on the page. No download or email required.
Probate Checklist
Michigan probate has real deadlines, and the court will not remind you when they pass.
Read the eight steps a Personal Representative has to get right, what probate costs, and how families avoid it altogether. Free to read, right on the page. No download or email required.
