Focused Estate Planning, After Death, Elder Law, and LLC Services
Focused Estate Planning, After Death, Elder Law, and LLC Services
Thomas Legal, PLLC helps Oakland and Macomb County families create estate plans that reflect their goals, values, and relationships. A good estate plan can help protect your family, put your wishes in writing, and make things easier during illness and after death.

After I receive your completed form, I’ll review it, call you to schedule a time to discuss your goals, and, if we decide to move forward, I will send you a written engagement agreement.
If you do not have an estate plan, Michigan law as applied by the probate court determines who manages your affairs, who makes medical decisions, and how your property passes.

A trust-based plan can provide more control and privacy while helping your family avoid probate. It allows you to manage debts and expenses, distribute gifts on your terms, protect beneficiaries with staggered distributions, and name guardians for minor children through a pour‑over will.

A will‑based plan ensures your wishes are carried out through the probate process. It lets you manage debts and expenses, decide how assets are distributed, name guardians for your children, and use probate efficiently to implement your goals.
Learn how these Michigan estate‑planning tools work together: revocable trusts, simple wills, ladybird deeds, financial powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, funeral representative designations, certificates of trust, and powers of attorney delegating parental consent.
Michigan law for the creation, modification, and termination of trusts, including requirements and trustee powers.
Law concerning the legal standards for validity, execution, and revocation of wills, including witness requirements.
Law concerning durability, form acceptance, agent powers, and execution of Michigan's new Uniform Power of Attorney Act.
Law governing the designation of a patient advocate to make medical decisions if the principal is incapacitated.
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The information on this website is for general purposes only and is not legal advice for your specific situation. Reading this site or using its information does not create an attorney‑client relationship. Filling out or submitting an intake form also does not create an attorney‑client relationship. An attorney‑client relationship is only formed after we both execute a written engagement agreement.