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.
Lansing is in Ingham County.
More Probate Firms in Ingham County
Okemos law office of Charles R. Cuzydlo serving families in Lansing and Okemos. Guides personal representatives through probate and trust administration, from valuing assets and paying creditors to distributing to beneficiaries, and represents clients in probate litigation over wills, trusts or asset distribution. Also handles guardianships for minors and incapacitated adults.
Okemos estate planning and elder law office of attorney Tara Peterson, meeting clients from Ingham, Clinton, Eaton and six other mid-Michigan counties in person or by Zoom. Handles estate administration in and out of probate court, including formal and informal probate and trust administration. Also plans for Medicaid and VA benefits when a family faces long-term care costs.
East Lansing firm with a second office in Mt. Pleasant, practicing in the probate courts of Ingham, Clinton, Eaton, Isabella and other mid-Michigan counties. Represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration, from marshalling assets to notice to creditors and estate taxes. Also litigates will contests, trust disputes and undue influence claims.
East Lansing practice of attorney Nick Leydorf serving Okemos, DeWitt, Grand Ledge and Williamston. Guides families through Michigan small-estate, informal, formal and supervised probate, filing the petitions and assisting personal representatives. Elder law work includes Medicaid crisis planning, special needs planning, guardianships and conservatorships.
Okemos office of attorney Daniel Benson, working most often in the Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Livingston and Shiawassee probate courts. Takes personal representatives through probate, from inventory and creditor notice to distribution, and litigates will contests, trust disputes and fiduciary removal. Planning consultations are free; probate consultations carry a flat fee quoted in writing.
Probate in Ingham County
Probate Court Record
Ingham County Probate Court
Ingham County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
313 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48933
Website
Filing in person
Walk-ins accepted
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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