A Probate Avoidance Plan uses a combination of documents and strategies to distribute your estate without probate.  All assets are arranged to transfer on death to specific beneficiaries without a trustee or executor being appointed to manage the estate.  This results in convenient estate administration at a lower cost than using a revocable trust.  

A Probate Avoidance Plan includes these documents:

• Guide to avoid probate in Michigan
• Deed to transfer property to beneficiaries upon death
• Assignment of personal property
• Transfer-on-death business registration agreement
• Last will & testament
• Power of attorney
• Healthcare directive
• Appointment of funeral representative
• Estate planning roadmap

A Probate Avoidance Plan is suitable for anyone who meets these criteria:

• Desires to avoid probate
• Has relatively simple estate planning needs
• Has relatively few beneficiaries to receive their property
• Has all adult persons or charitable organizations as beneficiaries
• Does not require a trustee to administer their estate

A Probate Avoidance Plan is designed to provide these benefits (which may vary in each case):

• Avoid probate at a lower cost than using a trust
• Coordinate all assets to be distributed upon death
• Designate personal property to be given to specific persons
• Make charitable gifts
• Disinherit specific persons
• Appoint an executor to handle probate proceedings, if necessary
• Appoint an agent under power of attorney to make financial decisions, and handle digital assets
• Appoint a patient advocate to make medical decisions, including withdrawal of life support
• Appoint a funeral representative to carry out your funeral and burial instructions
• Prevent family disputes

We provide the following services with this plan:

• Consultation to create your plan
• Custom document drafting
• Consultation to review documents
• Witness and notarize documents
• Deed recording
• Document binding
• Scan documents to flash drive
• Delivery of original documents and copy on flash drive
• Follow-up consultations as necessary to implement plan