Month: October 2025

Few things can cause more tension in a family than a fight over a loved one’s will. To prevent this, many people include a no-contest clause in their will. This is a provision in a will meant to discourage heirs from challenging it. In simple terms, it warns that if a...

When estate planning, one of the first things a testator (someone who drafts a will) thinks about is the type of will to draft. Testators in Michigan have three primary types of wills to choose from – a handwritten, formal or statutory will. They are equally valid....