On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. According to a recent estimate, over half of Michigan's residents have no estate plan in place. Thinking about the transfer of assets in one's estate can be a daunting task, to be sure. Some ...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. A recent article illustrates that, for many readers, confusion may still exist over the distinctions between legal separation and divorce. Under Michigan law, the two events are separate procedures. Speci...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Your primary thought when purchasing life insurance in Michigan is probably to provide for your family if you die suddenly. How that policy is set up and who you name as beneficiary could m...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, February 20, 2017. A comprehensive estate plan can include an advanced health care directive, also known as a living will. This document describes an individual's treatment preferences, such as hospice preferenc...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, November 6, 2017. You may have already spent some time making some end-of-life plans, but a Michigan will or trust often only addresses part of the equation. At Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, PC, we often provid...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Monday, January 30, 2017. It may seem ridiculous that you have to sue your spouse to end a marital relationship, but a marriage is a contract, after all. And like other types of cases, there are certain procedural markers that ...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. For readers that might not yet have an estate plan, there are several reasons to start today. First, Michigan will generally appoint an executor and apply the rules of intestate succession t...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Thursday, August 31, 2017. Whether you have child support obligations as a non-custodial parent or are counting on these payments to help raise your child, back child support can make life hard. When a non-custodial parent fall...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Friday, June 23, 2017. Although a divorce may involve heated emotions, it is still possible to prepare for your first meeting with your divorce attorney. Today's post provides some practical ways for taking a proactive approach...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Monday, January 2, 2017. Even when minor children are not involved, the sheer number of issues posed by a divorce proceeding can leave the parties feeling overwhelmed. For that reason, a family law attorney often functions as a...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Friday, January 13, 2017. The safe deposit box is a common place to put expensive items and important documents. These locked boxes are kept in vaults in a bank, which makes them look like very secure locations for thin...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, November 28, 2016. Even unmarried couples may benefit from the counsel of a family law attorney. Specifically, an increasing number of Americans in intimate relationships are choosing to live together, rather ge...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. If you are working your way through the process of divorce, or have already ended your marriage, you may be facing many challenges, from a custody dispute to financial issues concerning the division ...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in child custody on Friday, October 6, 2017. Divorce cases that involve children in Michigan entail determining who gets custody of the children. This involves figuring out how much time the child spends with each parent and what responsibil...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, January 9, 2017. You may have gone through the work of creating a revocable trust. However, unless you have retitled assets in the name of that trust, all you have is essentially a piece of paper describing a tr...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Monday, June 5, 2017. Although the parties in a divorce may have heated emotions, our family law firm recommends approaching issues of property division, spousal and/or child support methodically. In fact, Michigan courts encou...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Monday, April 24, 2017. Michigan law allows a couple to draw up a contract after they are married. This type of agreement, called a postnuptial contract, does not indicate that a couple is on the verge of divorcing. In fact, ex...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Monday, December 12, 2016. If you are divorcing your spouse on less than amicable terms, you might take heed of today's post topic: hidden assets. The story involves a spouse attempting to hide about $400 million from his soon-...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Friday, December 8, 2017. Couples who are going through a high conflict divorce in Michigan may have an easier time if they are more prepared for what to expect. Any divorce is difficult, but dealing with intense emotions and a...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, August 8, 2016. A doctor is committed to saving lives. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that an individual has the right to refuse life support in some situations. That right is not absolute, however. Un...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in child custody on Thursday, September 28, 2017. If you are going through a child custody dispute, there could be many different challenges you are facing. For example, you could be stressed out as a result of court, or you could worry that...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Sunday, March 26, 2017. A common theme in estate planning is providing for the educational costs of beneficiaries. Today's post takes a look at an increasingly popular option, tax-advantaged 529 savings plans. This type...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Life expectancies for the generation known as “millennials” are good, especially when they apply the latest research in diet, exercise and other aspects of healthy living to their lifestyles. Y...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Intangible assets, like retirement accounts, may be easier to overlook in a divorce than real property or other tangible property items. Yet by one commentator's estimate, they constitute the second l...
On behalf of Bebout, Potere, Cox & Bennion, P.C. posted in divorce on Friday, January 27, 2017. Divorce is one of the most stressful and emotional events a person experience, and it is one that many Michigan residents have gone or will go through at some point. However, there are ways to make it ...