Probate is the legal process for settling estates. It involves the validation of wills, inventory of assets, payment of debts and distribution of the remaining estate to beneficiaries. In Michigan, ...

The decedent, Diane Elizabeth Ritter died September 28, 2025. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Melanie Sugierski, ...

A unique aspect of practicing before the probate court is the “interested person” concept. Someone who qualifies as an “interested person” is entitled to be served with filings and receive notice of ...

LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) — Sparks flew during a Senate committee hearing today in Lansing as probate judges pushed back on proposed guardianship reforms. Local ...

MUSKEGON, Mich., Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- That's exactly where Muskegon resident Joslyn Secrest landed earlier this year -- trapped with a distressed property she couldn't afford, and a probate ...