Accettura & Hurwitz

Estate Planning & Probate Attorneys in Warren, Michigan

Accettura & Hurwitz is a Michigan law firm that focuses on estate planning, elder law, probate, trust administration, and inheritance disputes. Rather than concentrating solely on preparing wills and trusts, the firm helps individuals and families address the legal and financial challenges that often arise with aging, long-term care, disability, incapacity, and the transfer of wealth.

Many of the firm's clients seek guidance during periods of uncertainty, whether they are planning ahead for retirement, responding to a health crisis, administering a loved one's estate, or trying to resolve disagreements over an inheritance.

Planning for Long-Term Care Without Losing Everything

The possibility of needing assisted living or nursing home care raises difficult financial questions for many families. Couples often worry about how to pay for care without exhausting their savings or leaving a healthy spouse financially vulnerable.

The firm assists families with Medicaid planning, veterans benefits planning, and long-term care strategies designed to help preserve assets whenever permitted under Michigan law. Attorneys work with clients before a crisis occurs and also help families respond when long-term care becomes necessary sooner than expected.

Preparing for Incapacity Before a Crisis Occurs

A sudden illness, stroke, or accident can leave family members unable to manage financial affairs or make medical decisions if proper legal documents are not already in place.

Estate plans are designed to help clients prepare for these situations through wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, trust funding, and other planning tools that allow trusted individuals to step in when needed. Planning is also customized for families with minor children, beneficiaries with disabilities, charitable goals, or blended family relationships.

Helping Families Protect Vulnerable Loved Ones

Not every beneficiary is prepared to manage an inheritance independently. Parents and grandparents may worry about providing for a child with special needs, protecting assets for younger beneficiaries, or preserving eligibility for important government assistance programs.

The firm assists families with special needs planning and other trust-based strategies that allow inheritances to provide long-term support while reflecting each family's individual circumstances and goals.

Guiding Families Through Probate and Trust Administration

Serving as a personal representative or trustee often involves responsibilities that many people have never handled before. Collecting assets, paying creditors, preparing required documentation, communicating with beneficiaries, and distributing property can quickly become overwhelming.

The firm advises fiduciaries throughout the probate and trust administration process, helping them fulfill their legal obligations while avoiding unnecessary delays and costly mistakes.

Resolving Inheritance and Family Disputes

Even carefully prepared estate plans can become the subject of disagreement after someone passes away. Questions about undue influence, financial exploitation, trustee misconduct, contested wills, or missing assets can create lasting conflict among family members.

Accettura & Hurwitz represents clients in inheritance litigation involving trusts, estates, fiduciary disputes, and contested estate matters. When appropriate, the attorneys also help families pursue mediation, arbitration, or negotiated settlement agreements to resolve disputes without extended litigation.

Helping Families Through Life's Major Transitions

Estate planning frequently follows significant life events rather than routine legal decisions. A surviving spouse may suddenly be responsible for managing finances alone. A second marriage may require balancing the needs of a new spouse with children from a previous relationship. An aging parent may need legal planning after receiving a diagnosis that affects future independence.

The firm's approach recognizes these real-life situations and helps families develop legal plans that adapt as circumstances change over time.

Leadership with Estate Planning and Financial Experience

Founding attorney P. Mark Accettura has devoted his practice to elder law and estate planning and has written extensively about long-term care planning, estate administration, and the challenges families face after the loss of a spouse.

Attorney Samuel Hurwitz is both an attorney and Certified Public Accountant, providing clients with additional insight into the financial and tax issues that often accompany estate planning, trust administration, and wealth preservation.

Office Locations

Accettura & Hurwitz serves clients from offices in Shelby Township, Northville, and Traverse City, assisting individuals and families throughout Michigan with estate planning, elder law, probate, trust administration, Medicaid planning, veterans benefits planning, and inheritance disputes.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning

• Elder Law

• Medicaid Planning

• Long-Term Care Planning

• Veterans Benefits Planning

• Probate Administration

• Trust Administration

• Wills

• Trusts

• Trust Funding

• Powers of Attorney

• Patient Advocate Designations

• Guardianships

• Conservatorships

• Special Needs Planning

• Inheritance Litigation

• Trust Litigation

• Will Contests

• Dispute Resolution

• Premarital Planning