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Jordan Balkema Elder Law Center, PLLC

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  • 218 Maple St, Big Rapids, MI 49307

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  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

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Gurumurthy, Ravi R., PLC- Attorney at Law

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  • Serving Sears, MI and Osceola County, Michigan

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  • We provide legal representation for individuals and businesses throughout Northern Michigan. Free Consultation.

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Dreyer Hovey & Diederich, LLP

  • 195 W. Main, Harrison, MI 48625-0649

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David T. McAndrew, Attorney at Law

  • 651 Richard Dr., Harrison, MI 48625-9289

Peter A. Jordan

  • 218 Maple St., Big Rapids, MI 49307

Susan H. Grant

  • Big Rapids, MI 49307-0301

Lobert & Fransted PC

  • 119 S. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307

Robert D. Stanton, P.C.

  • 115 Ives Avenue, Big Rapids, MI 49307

McCurdy, Wotila & Porteous Professional Corporation

  • 4393 220th Ave., Reed City, MI 49677

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Kozma Law Office, P.C.

  • 211 Maple St., Big Rapids, MI 49307

Jaynie Smith Hoerauf, PC

  • 601 Beech St., Clare, MI 48617

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Forman and Associates

  • 594 Old U.S. 131, Reed City, MI 49677

Allen & Klaus LLP

  • 104 W. State St., Clare, MI 48617

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Hults, Helder and Lewis, PLLC

  • 150 S. Stewart Street, Big Rapids, MI 49307

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Plas Legal Service PLLC

  • 119 S. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307

Eric D. Williams, Attorney at Law

  • 524 N. State St., Big Rapids, MI 49307

Lobert & Downey

  • 119 South Mich. Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307-1015

Samuels Law Office, PLLC

  • 305 South Warren Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307

Scott W. Wellman PC

  • 10990 Apple Ct., Stanwood, MI 49346

Kary C. Frank, Attorney at Law

  • 116 S. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307

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Do the descendants of the last living heir in a family of 11 siblings, have more legal rights to the property (land) than the other descendants?

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Answered by attorney James Bloomfield Oberholtzer
Estate Planning lawyer at James Oberholtzer, Chartered
Pretty unlikely. It depends on the current title to the property and the history of how it got that way.
Pretty unlikely. It depends on the current title to the property and the history of how it got that way.

What can be done if the DPOA and DNR forms were incomplete and resident was not resuscitated in ER?

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Answered by attorney James P Frederick (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Frederick & Frederick Attorneys at Law
This sounds kind of like a law school question. I would say that there is no malpractice and no claim. It very likely says in the DPOA that any party honoring its terms is protected from liability. That lets out the hospital and nursing home. You do not say whether the DPOA was notarized or not. If it was, then witnesses are not needed at all. I am not sure about the DNR form. That may not need witnesses, either, but that would vary from facility to facility, because there is no state authorized form for that. As far as the son is concerned, if the hospital recognized him as the next of kin or the authorized party, it can accept his authority, certainly in the absence of any indication to the contrary. Situations like this are very often judgment calls made during a crisis situation. It is always easy to criticize and second-guess, when time has elapsed and tensions have eased. If a facility is sued every time it honors someone's end of life decisions, NONE of those decisions will be honored in the future. That is not good policy.
This sounds kind of like a law school question. I would say that there is no malpractice and no claim. It very likely says in the DPOA that any party honoring its terms is protected from liability. That lets out the hospital and nursing home. You do not say whether the DPOA was notarized or not. If it was, then witnesses are not needed at all. I am not sure about the DNR form. That may not need witnesses, either, but that would vary from facility to facility, because there is no state authorized form for that. As far as the son is concerned, if the hospital recognized him as the next of kin or the authorized party, it can accept his authority, certainly in the absence of any indication to the contrary. Situations like this are very often judgment calls made during a crisis situation. It is always easy to criticize and second-guess, when time has elapsed and tensions have eased. If a facility is sued every time it honors someone's end of life decisions, NONE of those decisions will be honored in the future. That is not good policy.
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Does my mother in law's estate owe $33000 on the mortgage if she is on the deed?

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Answered by attorney Mark T. Peters (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Peters Law, PLLC
I'm not so sure about paying the mortgage, but it may be his way of determining value. If the house is worth $400,000 and there is a $100,000 mortgage on it, the equity is $300,000 and your brother-in-law has to pay $100,000 to his brothers. $33,000 could be looked at as the estate's share. Regardless, the estate will have paid for its share of the mortgage if the total is deducted from the value of the property.
I'm not so sure about paying the mortgage, but it may be his way of determining value. If the house is worth $400,000 and there is a $100,000 mortgage on it, the equity is $300,000 and your brother-in-law has to pay $100,000 to his brothers. $33,000 could be looked at as the estate's share. Regardless, the estate will have paid for its share of the mortgage if the total is deducted from the value of the property.
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