What Type of Estate and Tax Planning Do I Need to Do?: Without a will, your …Chicago TribuneMany people assume their family will automatically inherit any assets they leave behind, but without a will, those assets are usually held in probate court an…

18 Attorneys at McDonald Hopkins Law Firm Named Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising …MarketWatch (press release)Jeffrey P. Consolo, Chair, Estate Planning and Probate Department Richard S. Cooper, Chair, National Healthcare Practice; Co-Chair, Healthcare R…

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* Barack Obama / Stanley Ann Dunham marriage license — Not released
* Lolo Soetoro / Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama marriage license — Not released
* Record of adoption by Lolo Soetoro — Not released
* Baptismal certificate — Not releas…

Woman gets accelerated rehabilitation for taking mom to FloridaMilford MirrorAn ongoing probate court battle over the care of Gray's mother, Dolores Gray, 81, culminated in a three-week search in July, when Jeryl took her mother to Florida two days…

CROWE v. ELDERLeagle.comHis widow, Eva Smith Elder ("Elder") petitioned the Probate Court of Barrow County for a year's support of $3000000. Decedent's only child, Susan Elder Crowe ("Crowe"), did not file an objection to th…

My Grandmother passed away Nov 2011. There was a will done in 1993 and the deed to her house was put in my uncles name in 1998. Now there was language in the deed that an attorney pointed out to me. It states that my grandmother reserves a power of a…

Two businessmen up for Henry County Probate JudgeDothan EagleTwo men hope their experiences as businessmen will help them unseat the incumbent who holds the Henry County probate judge and county commission chairman position. Jo Ann Smith, a Democrat, c…

'Kindred Spirits'Morning StarBY KATIE BEDARD-GOYTOWSKI Probate Judge David Stowe stands in the courtroom with Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer Marie Hanis. Photo by Katie Bedard-Goytowski TRAVERSE CITY – Nearly 18000 children…

Bankruptcy: Actions you should take before your filingJD Supra (press release)If you need to speak with an attorney about bankruptcy, estate planning and probate, real estate tax deferred exchanges, small business services or another important legal ma…

I live in Detroit Michigan, and currently is at a foreclose status. My mother owed the home and did a reverse mortgage. She passed last year and me doing the right thing called the company who did the reverse mortgage. They said if I did not probat…