This week’s question: Does a parent have to pay college expenses? QUESTION: My husband and I have are going through a divorce. We have two kids who are under 18 and one who is in college. We always agreed that we would
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This week’s question: How will my ex-husband’s medical marijuana card affect custody of my children? QUESTION: My ex-husband and I have joint custody of our children and we have 50/50 parenting time. I have recently learned that my ex-husband received a
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This week’s question: DO I HAVE TO PAY MY DECEASED MOTHER’S CREDIT CARD BILL? QUESTION: My mother recently passed away and I have been appointed personal representative of her estate. I just received a notice from her credit card company saying
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This week’s question: WHAT’S IN A NAME? SHOULD I CHANGE MY NAME TO INCREASE MY APPEAL TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS? QUESTION: My parents gave me an ethnic name as a link to my cultural heritage. I just saw a television show where
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Press Release Release Date: October 12, 2015 DANIEL A. GWINN, PRESENTER AT 12TH ANNUAL FOCUS RESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM Daniel A. Gwinn, Senior Partner of GWINN TAURIAINEN PLLC, is proud to have been selected as a featured presenter for the 12th Annual Focus –
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This week’s question: DOES ALL OF MY PROPERTY GO THROUGH PROBATE? QUESTION: When I pass away, does all of my property have to be probated? ANSWER: Probate is the process of administering a decedent’s estate. It refers to the procedure by
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It’s essential to know the difference between your Will and your designated beneficiaries for your estate plan QUESTION: I am single now, and have a will leaving my estate in equal shares to my children. I also have several accounts established before
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QUESTION: My spouse is about to undergo weekly cancer treatment and I want to be off work to drive him to and from the hospital and to stay with him while he undergoes therapy and while he recuperates at home. I have
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This week’s question: Will I receive alimony? QUESTION: I have been married to my husband for 15 years. We are getting divorced. Do I get alimony from him? ANSWER: The answer to your question is “maybe”. Michigan law provides that in a
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A PERSONAL INVITATION FROM ME!! Ever since the Supreme Court decided in Obergefell v Hodges on June 26, 2015, that same-sex marriage is legal, I have received many calls from same-sex couples asking what they needed to do to ensure their rights.
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