Michigan Probate and Estate Administration

If you're a personal representative, administrator, or successor trustee in need of advice about the probate of a will, estate tax liabilities, or postmortem trust administration duties, contact Wayne County probate attorney Michael Muma in Plymouth. With 25 years of experience with both supervised and unsupervised estate administration in the probate courts of Southeast Michigan, he can help you fulfill your responsibilities in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

All Michigan decedent's estates valued at more than $17,000 must go through the probate process, whether or not a will has been prepared. Among the personal representative's duties that we can handle on your behalf are:

• Publication of the estate to heirs and creditors
  
• Proving the validity of the will
  
• Marshaling assets and filing an inventory with the probate court
  
• Paying debts and taxes
  
• Handling real estate appraisals and transfers
  
• Reviewing and resolving claims against the estate
  
• Making interim and final accountings as required
  
• Distribution of assets to heirs

We represent personal administrators in Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb, and Washtenaw County. Because Michigan probate procedures can be cumbersome and the delays can be long, our familiarity with the rules and procedures of probate court can help ensure that the administration of your decedent's estate can be resolved as quickly as possible.

For personal representatives of Greater Detroit estates who live outside of Michigan, we can help you discharge your estate administration duties on a remote basis. We'll keep you advised of all developments throughout the probate process while minimizing the need for you to return to Michigan.

We also advise successor trustees named in living trusts and special needs trusts with their postmortem trust administration duties. We can review the trusts to make sure that all ostensible assets are properly transferred and titled, help with inventories and accountings, and prepare fiduciary tax returns.

Our experience with probate procedures also benefits our probate litigation clients in cases involving claims of undue influence, questions as to the status of heirs, or actions to remove a personal representative or trustee.

For additional information about our ability to help meet your probate and estate administration needs, contact Michigan probate lawyer Michael Muma in Plymouth for a free consultation.

Michael Muma, Attorney at Law
134 North Main Street
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
Telephone: (734) 453-1976
Fax: (734) 453-1413
Email: mumalaw@gmail.com

Plymouth, Michigan, estate planning attorney Michael  Muma represents wills, trusts, and probate clients in Wayne County, Oakland County, Washtenaw County, Canton, Livonia, Northville, Novi, Van Buren Township, Commerce Township, Redford, Salem Township, Dearborn, South Lyon, Westland, and Farmington Hills MI.