Probate

Michigan probate practice and procedure involves opening and administering a decedent’s estate. When we probates an estate, we take some or all of the following essential steps, depending on the nature of the estate:

• File the most recent Will with the probate court
• Petition the probate court for appointment of a Personal Representative
• Identify and inventory the decedent’s property
• Have the property appraised
• Collect money owed to the estate
• Pay debts and taxes
• File appropriate tax returns
• Identify the beneficiaries
• Locate the beneficiaries
• Distribute the remaining property as outlined in the will and other documents or through intestacy (where there is no will involved)

If there is a dispute, Xuereb Snow will litigate those matters. A good estate plan can make the probate process much easier and less likely to result in family conflict.

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