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Deciding how your property will be passed on can feel overwhelming. Structuring the legal documents needed to make that happen is the attorney’s role.  When using a Trust, combining it with a will is the smoothest route for Michigan residents.…

Picture a young person’s 18th birthday, a couple welcoming their first child, having a life-changing disability, or a retiree downsizing after decades in the same home. Each of these moments can spark one big question: “What happens to this asset/person…

October is National Estate Planning Awareness Month. This is the right moment for Michigan families to think about their future. When many of us hear “estate planning,” we picture millionaires, piles of paperwork, and complicated legal terms. At Bassett Murray…

If something happened tomorrow, would your family know what to do? Who to call? What do you want? That’s where elder care planning begins—not with paperwork, but with a conversation. At Bassett Murray Law Group in Ann Arbor, we help…

It’s not every day that three important legal shifts happen at once. But on April 1, 2025, Michigan quietly made updates that could touch more lives than most people realize—from those hoping to grow their families to individuals managing long-term…

Picture a young person’s 18th birthday, a couple welcoming their first child, having a life-changing disability, or a retiree downsizing after decades in the same home. Each of these moments can spark one big question: “What happens to this asset/person…

Have you ever wondered if there is a simple way to protect your house, life savings, or cherished family keepsakes? We all want to feel secure about the future, and that’s where trust can make a difference. At Bassett Murray…

Have you ever paused to think about how changes in your life may affect the will you drafted years ago? At Bassett Murray Law Group, we have spent more than 30 years helping Michigan families develop wills and other planning…

Some people think a will alone keeps their estate out of probate. We hear this question regularly, and it’s easy to see why there’s confusion. At Bassett Murray Law Group, PLLC, we’ve spent more than three decades helping Michigan families…