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Bingham Farms firm that has guided Detroit and Oakland County families through probate for nearly three decades. Handles each stage of probate from the initial petition and asset inventory to creditor claims and distribution, administers trusts, and litigates will contests and probate and trust disputes. Guardianship, conservatorship and mediation round out the practice.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

Huntington Woods estate-and-probate firm practicing in the Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, Monroe, Washtenaw and St. Clair County probate courts. Handles contested and uncontested probate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and litigation over wills, trusts and breach of fiduciary duty. Offers a free phone consultation.

Serves 7 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

East Lansing elder law and probate firm with offices in Battle Creek, Jackson, Saginaw, Southfield, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. Helps fiduciaries with inventories, accountings and creditor claims, and its litigation team handles will and trust contests over undue influence, capacity and breach of fiduciary duty, guardianships and elder financial exploitation.

Since 2002Serves 8 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

Kalamazoo firm with offices in Battle Creek, Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Traverse City. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions, alongside wills, living trusts, and Medicaid planning. Publishes flat fees, including a set price for an uncontested probate case.

Serves 8 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+2

Northern Michigan firm, opened in Petoskey in 2001, with offices in Gaylord, Petoskey, Alpena, Rogers City, and Southfield. Handles probate of simple and complex decedent estates, guardianships, and conservatorships in the Otsego, Crawford, and Montmorency County probate courts. Drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and special needs trusts.

Since 2001Serves 10 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipSpecial Needs PlanningWills Trusts

Bloomfield Hills probate and estate planning firm serving Southeastern Michigan, meeting clients at the office, virtually or at home. Guides trustees and personal representatives through post-death administration, handles probate estates, guardianships and conservatorships, and prepares fiduciary accountings and estate and trust tax returns, with in-house nurses and care specialists.

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Probate in Oakland County

Probate Court Record

Oakland County Probate Court

Oakland County

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

1200 North Telegraph Road, Dept 457, Pontiac, MI 48341

Self-represented filing

Allowed

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