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Phone: (734) 433-9490

Address: 310 N Main St Ste 130, Chelsea, MI 48118

McDermott John A Attorney At Law

Family Law

Guardianship
Probate Court can be used to establish a Guardianship for a disabled individual who did not have an estate plan or had an incomplete estate plan. A Guardian is a person that is approved by the Probate Court after a hearing to make ongoing personal, non financial, decisions for a disabled individual.

Health Law

Medicaid Planning
U.S. Government statistics show that over 70% of persons over age 65 will need some form of long term care in their lifetime and 40% of all persons over age 65 will spend some time in a nursing home. The average stay is 30 months (two and one half years.) In southeast Michigan a 30 month nursing home stay would typically cost over $300,000. Paying for long term care is typically done by paying with your own funds, with long term care insurance or by qualifying for a government entitlement known as Medicaid.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Our centrally located Chelsea Michigan law office, just west of Ann Arbor, complies with the ADA's accessibility requirements and ample free parking is available. The staff is highly efficient, knowledgeable and experienced ensuring a prompt economical delivery of services. Chelsea estate planning lawyer John A. McDermott is dedicated to representing the rights of the elderly and disabled of any age.
Wills
Probate is a court process used to distribute certain assets owned by an individual upon their death. If a person has a Last Will and Testament then assets they owned at death in their name alone will, upon their death, be distributed or managed for a beneficiary according to the terms of the Will. If a person dies without a Will then assets they owned at death in their name alone will be distributed according to state law.
Trusts
The firm regularly prepares deed transfers (quit claim deed or warranty deed) for clients in connection with funding Revocable Living Trusts and other types of Trusts. This is necessary to avoid Probate. Another special type of deed that is often prepared in connection with an estate plan is a “Lady Bird” deed. This type of deed avoids Probate and is an asset protection planning tool to avoid the Medicaid Probate Estate Recovery process. The Lady Bird deed also provides income tax savings and often the elimination of capital gains when the ultimate takers of the real estate sell it.
Power of Attorney
A financial durable power of attorney is a legal document in which you select someone to manage your financial affairs according to your instructions. Without a financial durable power of attorney if you become incapacitated a Probate Court proceeding known as a Conservatorship would be necessary to manage your financial affairs. Conservatorships are a very expensive legal undertaking.
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