Trust Administration Attorneys in Oakland County, Michigan

11 trust administration firms have an office in Oakland County, Michigan. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Oakland County office and its phone.

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County

City

Practice Area

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning14 Tax Planning5 Special Needs Planning7 Asset Protection2 Medicaid Planning9

Settling an estate

Trust Administration11 Probate13 Probate Litigation8 Trust Litigation8

Capacity and care

Elder Law11 Conservatorship10 Guardianship11

Firm Type

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11 firms

Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras, P.C.

1301 W Long Lake Road, Suite 340, Troy, MI 48098

Troy firm serving Oakland County and the surrounding area for more than five decades. Represents personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration, and litigates will and trust contests, undue influence, claims against fiduciaries and asset-ownership disputes. Also handles conservatorships, guardianships, and Medicaid and nursing home planning.

Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-248-213-9514

Bingham Legal Group, P.C.

30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 360, Bingham Farms, MI 48025

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

1-248-594-1919

Butzel Long

201 W Big Beaver Road, Suite 1200, Troy, MI 48084

Detroit firm, in practice since 1854, with estate offices in Detroit, Troy, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids and southwest Michigan. Represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in estate, trust, guardianship and conservatorship administration, will contests, trust litigation, fiduciary tax returns and estate tax audits, including estates over $100 million.

Since 1854Serves 7 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-248-258-1616

Collens Estate Law

26311 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070

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

1-248-545-2500

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices PLLC

26211 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 200, Southfield, MI 48076

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

1-248-799-2711

Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C.

28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 500, Southfield, MI 48034

Lansing firm tracing its origins to 1902, with a Trusts and Estates group in Lansing, Grand Rapids, Holland, Southfield and Detroit serving families, family businesses and fiduciaries throughout Michigan. The group handles trust and estate administration and trust and estate litigation, alongside gift tax, business succession, and Medicaid and elder law planning.

Since 1902Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-248-539-9900

Gaggos Flaggman, PLLC

2250 Butterfield Drive, Suite 240, Troy, MI 48084

Troy estate and business planning firm led by William H. Gaggos, a CPA, and Lawrence S. Flaggman. Administers trusts and estates, from inventorying assets and resolving debts to selling real estate and filing fiduciary tax returns, and litigates will and trust contests and trustee misconduct claims in probate court. Offers a free, no-obligation consultation.

Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+7

1-248-646-7700

Hamilton Law, PLC

255 East Brown Street, Suite 310, Birmingham, MI 48009

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

1-248-792-0173

Mannor Law Group, PLLC

805 Oakwood Drive, Suite 109, Rochester, MI 48307

Grand Blanc elder law and probate firm with offices in Rochester and Brighton, citing local knowledge of Genesee County probate proceedings. Assists personal representatives through each step of probate and helps trustees administer trusts under Michigan law, tax rules and fiduciary duties. Also handles guardianships, Medicaid and VA benefits, and special needs planning.

Serves 3 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+2

1-248-605-3908

Schluter & Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

43902 Woodward Avenue, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

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.

Serves 1 countyVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+2

1-248-692-7392

Thav, Ryke & Langan

24725 W. 12 Mile Road, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034

Southfield and Grand Rapids probate firm assisting clients statewide and out-of-state heirs with Michigan probate matters. Handles decedent estate administration, including small estates, intestate and high-debt estates and ancillary probate, along with trust administration, will contests, trust and fiduciary litigation, heir and creditor disputes, and guardianships and conservatorships.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-800-728-3363

Probate in Oakland County

Probate Court Record

Oakland County Probate Court

Oakland County

Phone

1-248-858-0260

probatecourt@oaklandcountymi.gov

Hours

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

Office

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

Website

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E-filing

Required for attorneys

Self-represented filing

Allowed

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How to file probate in Oakland County →

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Do I need a lawyer for probate in Oakland County? →Settling an estate in Oakland County →

Trust Administration Firms Serving Oakland County

CF Legal, PC

302 E Court Street, Flint, MI 48502

Flint firm on East Court Street, near the Genesee County Probate Court, with a Grand Blanc office. Guides personal representatives through creditor notice, inventory and distribution, uses the small-estate affidavit where it applies, administers trusts, and litigates will and trust contests over undue influence or lack of capacity. Craig Fiederlein has practiced there for 30+ years.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-810-232-1112

Creighton, McLean & Shea, PLC

14881 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154

Livonia firm on Farmington Road, in practice in the city since 1945, serving Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Dearborn Heights and Farmington Hills. Files probate petitions, manages and distributes estate assets for personal representatives, helps trustees administer and distribute trusts, and represents clients in will contests, trust disputes and guardianship contests. Offers a free consultation.

Since 1945Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-734-422-5900

Nunneley, Hirt & MacArthur, PLLC

176 South Main, Suite 1, Mount Clemens, MI 48043

Mount Clemens firm founded in 1903, Macomb County's oldest continuous law firm, handling probate court matters primarily in Macomb, Wayne, Oakland and St. Clair Counties. Represents personal representatives and trustees in estate and trust administration and handles guardianships and conservatorships; will and trust contests are referred to local counsel.

Since 1903Serves 4 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+4

1-586-468-9700

Sean J. Nichols, PLLC

409 Plymouth Rd, Suite 150, Plymouth, MI 48170

Plymouth estate and probate office serving the surrounding cities of Wayne and Oakland Counties, and working remotely with clients in and outside Michigan. Handles complex and out-of-state probate administration, trust administration, will contests and trust litigation, and guardianship and conservatorship matters. Consultations are paid, credited if the client hires the firm within seven days.

Solo PracticeSince 2011Serves 2 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-734-386-0224

Wade A. Myers, P.C.

1142 S Main Street, Plymouth, MI 48170

Plymouth practice of attorney Wade Myers, familiar with Wayne County Probate Court procedures and also serving Oakland, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. Guides personal representatives through unsupervised administration, inventories, accountings and estate tax returns, and can serve as personal representative for heirs out of state. Also assists successor trustees and handles will contests.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationPowers Of AttorneyWills Trusts

1-734-414-8431

Estate Planning Law Group

4251 Cascade Road SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Grand Rapids and Livonia estate firm started in 1994 by former Navy JAG attorney John Tamboer. For executors it obtains letters of authority and handles the notices and court filings to the end of the case; for successor trustees it handles private trust settlement, retitling and beneficiary notices, and it files small-estate petitions. The first administration consultation is free.

Since 1994Free consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateSpecial Needs PlanningAsset Protection

1-616-361-2432

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Michigan: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Michigan.

How Do I Settle a Trust?

Settling a trust in Michigan happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust Code, notifies the beneficiaries within 63 days, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In Michigan, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent) unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Michigan: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 91 days of appointment; creditors have 4 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 5 months to 7 months.

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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

Michigan requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,000.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Michigan take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates.

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Trust Administration Attorneys in Oakland County, Michigan

Probate in Oakland County

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Trust Administration Firms Serving Oakland County

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

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Trust Administration Attorneys in Oakland County, Michigan