Michigan Probate; Problems

Currently our office is probating the estate for a personal representative who is outside the state of Michigan. The client has already expressed her dismay at the probate system before we even began the process. Our office tries to make the administration and probate process as easy as possible on our clients. But we cannot change the fact that it is time consuming, stressful, and puts both our firm and clients at the mercy of the Michigan courts.

There is a better way, and it is through using a living trust based estate plan to avoid the whole probate process. The personal representative in this situation would have had a much easier, quicker and less stressful experiance if the deceased had opted for a trust based plan instead of a will based estate plan. Remember, a will does not avoid the probate process, but instead is a ticket to the probate process.