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Britton Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Kline Legal Group, P.L.C.

5.0
13 Reviews

  • 483 Little Lake Dr., Ste. 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Divorce, and 8 more

Jennifer Lawrence
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Geherin Law Group, PLLC

5.0
293 Reviews

  • 760 W. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 305, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers3 awards

  • Board-Certified, AV-Rated Former Prosecutor w/ 23+ yrs. experience practicing criminal law. Practice exclusively focuses on criminal justice cases, incl. adult/juvenile criminal... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCriminal Defense, College Discipline Defense, and 6 more

  • Free Consultation

  • Offers Video

Lisa Geherin
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Hooper Hathaway, P.C.

4.9
20 Reviews

  • 126 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1945

  • Law Firm with 10 lawyers2 awards

  • Attorneys at Law

  • Estate Planning LawyersTransactional, Employment Law, and 46 more

Marta A. Manildi
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Crippen, Urquhart & Weber, LLP

4.6
5 Reviews

  • 203 S. Zeeb Road, Suite 205, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Practice, Probate, and 14 more

John C. Urquhart
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Giroux Pappas Trial Attorneys, P.C.

5.0
12 Reviews

  • 603 West Huron Street, Suite 104, Ann Arbor, MI 48103+4 locations

  • Law Firm with 8 lawyers2 awards

  • We're in it for justice. We're in it for you. At Giroux Pappas, we fight for the injured and those seeking accountability. With relentless dedication and trial-tested... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersMedical Malpractice Lawyers, Personal Injury Lawyers In Michigan, and 29 more

  • Free Consultation

Andrew McCulloch
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Mark A. Jackson & Associates, P.L.L.C.

4.5
4 Reviews

  • 160 North Winter Street, Adrian, MI 49221

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • Mark A. Jackson & Associates, P.L.L.C. is a preeminent law firm represented in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register. They are a general practice firm, which has been serving... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Probate, and 16 more

  • Free Consultation

Mark A. Jackson
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Hermanowski Law

5.0
63 Reviews

  • 715 N University Ave Ste 202, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersLitigation, Criminal Defense, and 14 more

Alexander Hermanowski
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Ferguson Widmayer & Clark PC

5.0
10 Reviews

  • 538 N Division St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer

  • Our founding attorneys, Larry Ferguson and Warren Widmayer, met as associates at an Ann Arbor, Michigan law firm in 1986. Sharing a commitment to creative tax, estate and benefits... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersProbate & Estate Planning, Business, and 3 more

Peter Clark
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Taylor English Duma LLP

4.9
298 Reviews

  • 2723 South State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104+16 locations

  • Law Firm with 141 lawyers2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Disputes, Antitrust, and 55 more

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Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

4.7
336 Reviews

  • 101 North Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1475+5 locations

  • Law Firm with 116 lawyers2 awards

  • Founded in 1869, Howard & Howard is a full-service law firm with a national and international practice that provides legal services to businesses and business owners. The firm has... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business and Corporate, and 18 more

John Pollock
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James S. Nowak Attorney at Law

4.0
2 Reviews

  • Serving Monroe, MI

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Serving Ohio and Michigan for over 30 years.

  • Estate Planning LawyersWills, Probate, and 2 more

James S. Nowak
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Mark A. Jackson & Associates, P.L.L.C.

4.5
4 Reviews

  • Serving Britton, MI and Lenawee County, Michigan

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • Mark A. Jackson & Associates, P.L.L.C. is a preeminent law firm represented in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register. They are a general practice firm, which has been serving... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Probate, and 16 more

  • Free Consultation

Mark A. Jackson
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Law Offices of Michael A. Robbins, PLLC

4.8
30 Reviews

  • Serving Ann Arbor, MI

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Michael A. Robbins Showcased in Newsweek Among Top Eight Family Lawyers In the US & has been selected by his peers as one of “The Best Lawyers In America” In Family Law. Mr.... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersDivorce, Family Law, and 96 more

Michael A. Robbins
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Robert C. Gardella, PLLC

4.8
48 Reviews

  • Serving Ann Arbor, MI

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • "Skilled & Aggressive Attorney. Working to achieve the best solutions for you and your family. FREE INITIAL 1/2-HOUR CONSULTATION."

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Divorce, and 29 more

  • Free Consultation

Robert C. Gardella
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Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C.

4.9
108 Reviews

  • Serving Ann Arbor, MI

  • Law Firm with 26 lawyers1 award

  • Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C. was founded in 1951 and has grown to its present size of approximately fifty attorneys over the past sixty-five years. Originally,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrial Practice, Appellate Practice, and 34 more

A. Stuart Tompkins
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R. J. Landau Partners PLLC

  • 5340 Plymouth Rd., Ste. 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

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Dykema

  • 2723 S. State St., Ste. 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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Steven M. Jentzen, P.C.

  • 135 E. Main St., Ste. 203, Manchester, MI 48158

Babut Law Offices, PLLC

  • 217 E. Front St., Adrian, MI 49221

Dickinson Wright PLLC

  • 301 E. Liberty Street, Suite 500, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2266

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Grace Massari Garno

  • 243 N. Main St., Adrian, MI 49221

John Ceci PLLC

  • 49 S. Monroe St., Monroe, MI 48161

Kathleen M. Poelker, PLLC

  • 401 N. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Margaret J. Krasnoff

  • 320 N. Main St., Ste. 410, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Koselka DeVine, PLC

  • 115 W. Maumee St., Adrian, MI 49221

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Donald John McKay

  • Ann Arbor, MI 48106

Alfred Menlove, PC

  • 343 S. Main St., Ste. 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2115

Ready, Heller & Ready, PLLC

  • 204 S. Macomb Street, Monroe, MI 48161

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The Tipton Law Firm, PLC

  • 36974 Huron River Dr., New Boston, MI 48164

Maureen A. O'Connor

  • 39900 Willis Road, Belleville, MI 48111

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Aren't I giving up my ownership in the property if I add my wife to my property deed for joint ownership by signing a quit claim deed?

James E. Reed
Answered by attorney James E. Reed
Estate Planning lawyer at Vandervoort, Christ & Fisher, P.C.
Presently, if the property is in your name alone, you are the owner, but your wife has an inchoate dower in the property. That means she has a potential lifetime interest in the property if you die and she survives you. It also means that you cannot convey clear title to someone else without your wife also signing the conveyance. If you quit claim the property to you and your wife, then you two will own the property as tenants by the entirety. This means that neither of you can convey any interest in the property to anyone without the other also signing the conveyance. It also means that the survivor of the two of you will end up as the sole owner of the property.
Presently, if the property is in your name alone, you are the owner, but your wife has an inchoate dower in the property. That means she has a potential lifetime interest in the property if you die and she survives you. It also means that you cannot convey clear title to someone else without your wife also signing the conveyance. If you quit claim the property to you and your wife, then you two will own the property as tenants by the entirety. This means that neither of you can convey any interest in the property to anyone without the other also signing the conveyance. It also means that the survivor of the two of you will end up as the sole owner of the property.
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What if I have a living trust and a bank account with different beneficiaries?

Mark L. Dodds
Answered by attorney Mark L. Dodds
Estate Planning lawyer at Grant Morris Dodds
Any account with a named beneficiary will be an account which is not in the trust. A bank, if it is doing its job properly, will not allow a depositor to establish an account in the name of the trust and at the same time designate a beneficiary of the account. Therefore, based upon the facts presented, the account must be in the name of the deceased individual, not in the trust. Therefore, the beneficiary designation will control, so Z will inherit the account to the exclusion of the trust beneficiaries.
Any account with a named beneficiary will be an account which is not in the trust. A bank, if it is doing its job properly, will not allow a depositor to establish an account in the name of the trust and at the same time designate a beneficiary of the account. Therefore, based upon the facts presented, the account must be in the name of the deceased individual, not in the trust. Therefore, the beneficiary designation will control, so Z will inherit the account to the exclusion of the trust beneficiaries.
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How could I find information about an inheritance?

Randall C. Romei
Answered by attorney Randall C. Romei (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Ashcraft & Ashcraft, Ltd.
A Will must be filed in with the clerk of the court in the county where the decedent resided at the time of death. The Will would me a matter of public record and could be read and copied.
A Will must be filed in with the clerk of the court in the county where the decedent resided at the time of death. The Will would me a matter of public record and could be read and copied.
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