Question 1

Are you a law firm?

Accepted Answer

This is an intake funnel and does not provide legal advice or legal representation. THIS FUNNEL IS NOT A LAW FIRM. Using this funnel or submitting a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. All requests submitted through this funnel are referred to Attorney Badri Yono Jr. (P88777) of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C., who will conduct a conflict check before communicating directly with you and will provide legal services after an engagement agreement is executed, subject to its terms.

Question 2

Who will handle my estate plan?

Accepted Answer

Requests submitted through this site are referred to Attorney Badri Yono Jr. (P88777) of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. His practice focuses on estate planning, trusts and estate administration for Michigan individuals, families, professionals and business owners. Every consultation requested through this funnel goes to his team.

Question 3

What does it cost to request a consultation?

Accepted Answer

Requesting a consultation through this funnel is free. The guides, planning tools and your initial consultation request cost you nothing. Legal fees are quoted directly by the attorney before any work starts.

Question 4

What happens after I submit the form?

Accepted Answer

Your request is sent to the attorney's office. Someone from our team will contact you - usually within one business day - to schedule a consultation and to collect information for a conflicts check. Nothing is binding until you sign an engagement agreement directly with the firm.

Question 5

Do I really need a trust?

Accepted Answer

Not everyone does; but many Michigan individuals and families benefit from one. A revocable living trust is usually worth it if you own real estate, have minor children, own a business, hold assets in more than one state, or want your individuals and family to avoid probate court entirely. On your consultation, the attorney will tell you honestly if a well-drafted will and beneficiary plan would serve you just as well.

Question 6

What's the difference between a will and a trust?

Accepted Answer

A will is a set of instructions that only takes effect after death, and it must pass through Michigan probate court to be carried out; a public, months-long process. A trust holds your assets during life and transfers them privately at death, with no court involvement. A trust also plans for incapacity, so someone you choose can manage your affairs if you become unable to.

Question 7

How can I avoid probate in Michigan?

Accepted Answer

Probate is avoided by making sure every asset has a destination outside the court: a funded living trust, correct beneficiary designations, joint titling where appropriate, and Michigan tools like the Lady Bird deed and transfer-on-death registrations. The plan only works if it is funded; which is why trust funding is part of every plan the attorney prepares.

Question 8

What happens if I die without a will in Michigan?

Accepted Answer

Michigan's intestacy statutes decide everything: who inherits, in what shares, and who raises your minor children. That result frequently surprises people; especially in blended individuals and families, unmarried couples, and households where a spouse assumes they'll simply receive everything. A probate judge, not you, makes the final calls.

Michigan Estate Planning
Made Simple.

From first question to signed plan, in five steps.

Initial Consultation: Tell Us About You

Review of Client Questionnaire

Draft Documents are prepared

Review Meeting of Draft Documents

Your Plan Is Done: Signing Meeting

Whatever your plan needs, one Michigan attorney who does it.

Revocable Trusts

Wills

Financial Power of Attorney

Medical Power of Attorney

Probate & Trust Administration

Asset Protection Planning

Business Succession Planning

Special Needs Trusts

Property Deed Transfers & Real Estate

Trust Funding & Plan Updates

Estate Planning Across Southeast Michigan

Counties Served in Southeast Michigan

Answers to what individuals and families ask most.

Ready to Protect Your Assets?

Michigan Estate PlanningMade Simple.