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Beneficiaries

What Happens if my Estate Is the Beneficiary of my Assets?

A retirement plan, such as an IRA, should be incorporated into your estate planning by using beneficiary designation forms. Assets like IRAs with beneficiary designations often transfer outside of the traditional probate process. However, the situation surrounding transfer of such an asset may become complicated without a proper beneficiary designation, or if your Estate has …

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Who Can See The Assets and Beneficiaries Listed In My Michigan Will?

Except in very unusual circumstances, Wills and the probate process that goes along with them are a matter of public record and can be located and viewed through the probate courts. Plenty of Michigan Wills can even be found by a simple internet search. For example, given the surge in interest for genealogy, it is …

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