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Michigan Estate Recovery and Your Home
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

Are you residing in Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, Ottawa or Kent County? Do you have a loved one or family member residing at a nursing home? Does he or she currently receive benefits from the State of Michigan in the form of long-term care Medicaid for nursing home care? If the answer is “yes”, you may…

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Domestic Violence and Divorce
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

Some times, when a relationship is starting to crumble, emotions can run high. Certainly, there is never an excuse to justify committing an act of domestic violence on a spouse or a boyfriend/girlfriend. However, sometimes, situations arise and you find yourself baited into a situation you never expected or you do something impulsive and it…

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Michigan Long Term Care Planning for Non Veterans Part 2
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

Are you a senior residing in Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, Ottawa or Kent County and need assistance with long-term care planning, elder law or veteran’s benefits to provide in home care, assisted living, or, nursing home care for yourself or for a loved one? In my last entry we discussed the use of qualified or retirement…

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Auto Insurance, Part II
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

What do your premiums get you? It is important that when you purchase auto insurance that you have a discussion with your agent about uninsured motorist coverage, underinsured motorist coverage and liability coverage. What does all this mean? Uninsured motorist coverage protects you if someone causes an accident who is uninsured. Underinsured motorist coverage protects…

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Michigan Long Term Care Planning for Non Veterans in Detroit and Zeeland
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

Are you residing in Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, Ottawa or Kent County and need assistance with long-term care planning to provide in home care, assisted living, or, nursing home care for yourself or for a loved one? Often times, we can use veteran’s benefits like aid and attendance or Medicaid to provide solutions to provide you…

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Divorce Filing Strategy
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

Clients often ask me if it is important for them to file for divorce first. There are a few advantages which I will discuss, but generally speaking, since Michigan is a No Fault divorce state, it doesn’t matter who files first. Either party can file, and even if the other spouse doesn’t want a divorce,…

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The Driver’s License Appeals Process – Part 2
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

In our previous installment, we discussed the appeals process in Michigan. We likened the process of hiring a DUI attorney to assist you in this process to hiring an experienced Sherpa to guide you to the top of the mountain. Well, in obtaining your substance abuse assessment, you are taking the first steps in your…

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Nursing Homes and Medicaid in Ottawa County and Kent County
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

Not only can Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz and Associates, P.C. provide seniors, veterans and their families with long-term care and benefit planning, it can also provide insight and planning for seniors and their families needing assistance with Medicaid for nursing home care. Moving into the West Michigan area in order to assist families and seniors with…

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Ottawa County and Kent County Residents Have Options in Divorce Cases
Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates

Individuals living in Grand Rapids, Zeeland, Holland or West Michigan that need assistance with divorce, custody, parenting time or child support cases now have options available to them through our office in downtown Zeeland, Michigan. We are pleased to bring our expertise in the family law arena to these areas. Too often, clients going through…

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