Powers of Attorney Archives – Page 3 of 3

Powers of Attorney:An Important Addition to Your Pre-College Checklist

July 14th, 2015

As surely as the warm weather brings vacations, barbecues and fireworks, it also brings inquiries from parents preparing to send their children off to college in the fall. Most commonly, our clients call about getting general and health care powers o… Read More

Wright Beamer Founder Teaches Estate Planning to Lawyers

June 25th, 2013

William M. Wright – founder and of counsel attorney with Wright Beamer, PLC – recently taught a seminar at the Probate and Estate Planning Institute’s sessions in Traverse City and Plymouth. The Institute, which is sponsored by the Institute of… Read More

A New Burden for Agents Under Powers of Attorney

February 26th, 2013

In an effort to prevent potential abuse of elders and other vulnerable adults, the Michigan legislature recently added a new provision to the law governing durable powers of attorney. Powers of attorney, in a nutshell, are documents whereby we design… Read More

Tell Me Again Why I’ve Been Disinherited?

August 28th, 2012

It’s long been the law in Michigan that someone who “feloniously and intentionally” kills another cannot inherit from the person he or she killed. On October 1, 2012, this law will be expanded to also prevent people convicted of abuse, neglect… Read More

“Sign That for Me, Will You Please?” New Rules for Durable Powers of Attorney

August 7th, 2012

Scarcely a day goes by around here that someone in the office doesn’t mention durable powers of attorney. Before you start thinking that our water cooler conversations must be really boring, remember that we are a law office, where things like powe… Read More