Michigan allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Kent County without hiring an attorney. A probate attorney earns the fee when the estate is contested, includes a business or out-of-state real estate, has unclear or insolvent debts, or when beneficiaries disagree.
Probate attorney fees in Michigan are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Kent County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Probate Court, publishes the required creditor notices, prepares the inventory and accounting, handles creditor claims and tax filings, and guides the final distribution. They represent the personal representative — not the beneficiaries — a distinction that matters if a dispute develops.
FirmHolland, MI
Serves 3 counties
Holland firm with a Grand Rapids office, serving Zeeland, Hudsonville, Allegan and West Michigan. Administers estates with or without a will, assists trustees with trust administration, obtains guardianship and conservatorship orders, and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will and trust contests and breach-of-fiduciary claims.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
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- 321 Settlers RoadHolland, MI 49423
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Serves 1 county
Grand Rapids practice of attorneys Adam Kimball and Wyatt Wells on 28th Street SE. Guides families through probate and estate administration after a death, advises trustees and beneficiaries on administering a trust under the Michigan Trust Code, and petitions for guardianships and conservatorships. Also drafts living trusts, wills, cottage trusts, special needs trusts and ladybird deeds.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
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- 2012 28th Street SE, Suite AGrand Rapids, MI 49508
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Since 1992 · Serves 7 counties
Grand Rapids firm whose attorneys George and Christian Krupp represent clients in estate administration throughout Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Barry, Newaygo, Montcalm and Ionia counties. Guides personal representatives through supervised and unsupervised Michigan probate, billed hourly from estate assets. Also prepares wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney on flat-fee or hourly terms.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
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- 161 Ottawa Avenue NW, Suite 404Grand Rapids, MI 49503
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Since 2005 · Serves 1 county
Grand Rapids firm serving Grand Rapids, Cascade Township and nearby West Michigan communities. Assists executors, personal representatives and beneficiaries through Michigan probate, and litigates will contests, trust disputes, blended-family disputes and petitions to remove a trustee. Also sets up guardianships and conservatorships and transfers property outside probate by deed.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more
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- 6660 Old 28th Street SEGrand Rapids, MI 49546
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Serves 4 counties
Grand Rapids elder law and estate firm with offices in Portage, Holland and Norton Shores. Guides executors through probate, from notifying heirs and creditors and inventorying assets to paying claims, distributing the estate and accounting to the court, and handles trust administration and Medicaid crisis planning. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
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- 4965 E Beltline Avenue NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Serves 3 counties
Grand Rapids firm with offices in Kalamazoo and Detroit, regularly representing clients before the Michigan probate courts. Its Private Client group administers estates of decedents of all sizes, handles will contests, claims against estates and contested trusts, and prepares fiduciary and estate tax returns. A group member led the Kent County Bar Association Probate and Estate Section.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 45 Ottawa Avenue SW, Suite 1100Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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