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Until now, getting a divorce required a significant down payment to an attorney, and that was just to get started. Legal fees can pile up quickly and leave you with very little when you are starting over.

Calibre Law Group allows you to start over, keeping your money and your dignity intact. Calibre Law Group has customized a divorce package for each county in the State of Michigan. This means that you can file your own divorce and be confident that you have everything you need to be successful. Detailed instructions are provided in every package to tell you what to file, where to file and when to file it. All you need to do is create an account, answer some simple questions, pay for your documents, and they are sent to you via email or mailed to the address you provide. It really is that simple.

There are numerous websites that offer a do it yourself divorce, but they cannot provide you with this level of customization and attention to detail that Calibre Law Group can provide. This package is designed by lawyers, and many lawyers use this platform in their own offices. Calibre Law Group is offering what you would receive from other lawyers for drastically less.

The Importance of a Will

It has been reported that more than seventy percent of adult Americans do not have a will or estate plan. Parents in Michigan may not know the importance of having a will or estate plan specifying a guardian for their minor children.

Even parents that know the importance of naming a guardian for their children may procrastinate making a decision because they can not choose.

However, the consequence of not naming a guardian is that a judge must choose the guardian of the children who may have to wait in foster care until the court proceedings conclude. It may also be helpful for parents to name a temporary guardian to care for children if a named guardian does not reside locally or if a guardian hearing will be pending.

Some parents may have named a guardian in a will but also may not realize that a guardian is not legally obligated to provide financially for the minor(s). A guardian’s duties merely include managing the minor’s personal property and facilitating the child’s education, medical care, and social activities.

In order to provide financially for minor children a living trust may be advisable. The Michigan living trust is revocable and holds ownership to a person’s assets during their lifetime. Upon death, the trust property passes to the beneficiaries without need of probate.

Likewise, assets that have not been transferred to the living trust will be subject to probate upon the grantor’s death. Thus a “pour-over” will (typically executed at the same time as a living trust) may be used to transfer remaining property into the living trust.

Making these decisions may be complicated and estate planning counsel can help individuals decide what is best in a specific situation. Consider the consequences before it is too late. Our attorneys can provide you with a complete analysis of your specific situation and give you the proper solution. Register today to start the process or send us an email to info@mivirtuallaw.com.

Attorney Laura Carl