Before the housing market crashed in 2008, it was very easy to deal with the marital home in a divorce. Usually, the party who earned more had a desire to keep the home but he/she had to buy out the other spouse’s interest in the equity. Then, he/she would have to refinance the house to…
Continue reading ›On December 4, 2007 Richard G. was thrown from a vehicle occupied by several people who had stolen plumbing supplies from his truck. Not surprisingly those individuals fled the scene and were never identified. Following the accident, Mr. G. was transported by EMS to the Detroit Medical Center where he was diagnosed with a Closed…
Continue reading ›A few weeks back, Mitch Album, the well known columnist for the Detroit Free Press, wrote an interesting article about death and taxes. The article follows the effects of the death of George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees. The article examined the benefit of passing away this year. Unknown to most people, is that…
Continue reading ›On October 13, 2009, VA Secretary Shinseki decided to establish service connection for Vietnam veterans with three conditions; Parkinson’s, B cell leukemias, and ischemic heart disease. These join the already established conditions In the case of a surviving spouse, either the veteran’s death certificate should list one of these presumptive diseases as cause of death…
Continue reading ›Unfortunately, the sting of our economy in Detroit, with the struggles of the automotive industry, has reached beyond individual consumers and into seniors’ pocketbooks. With the increase in unemployment, foreclosures and other difficult times, the Michigan State Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Attorney General have noticed a correlation in elder abuse. Not physical…
Continue reading ›Today I appeared on the “Ask Your Neighbor” radio show with Bob Allison. The topic that we discussed was the use of estate planning documents for disability and long term care planning. You can listen to the segment on the 690 am website. Among the highlights that we discussed were the use of power of…
Continue reading ›If you live in Michigan and have questions about estate planning, VA benefits and/or Medicaid planning, tune in to AM 690 WNZK and listen to the “Ask Your Neighbor” radio show hosted by Bob Allison. I appear as a special guest every Friday morning from 9:00 am until 9:30 am to cover estate planning, probate,…
Continue reading ›I am excited to announce that I will be appearing on the “Ask Your Neighbor” radio show, every Friday morning, to discuss legal and elder law topics. Bob Allison, the host of the show, has been a local Detroit radio icon for over forty (40) years. Ask Your Neighbor, can be heard Monday through Friday…
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