Hubbs Law Group

Estate Planning Attorneys in Sterling Heights, Michigan

Estate planning is often thought of as preparing a will, but many families discover that planning also involves deciding who can manage financial affairs during incapacity, who will care for minor children, and how loved ones will handle legal responsibilities after a death. Hubbs Law Group helps clients prepare for these situations through estate planning and also assists personal representatives when an estate must pass through probate.

The firm's estate planning practice focuses on helping families organize their affairs before a crisis while providing guidance through the probate process when court involvement becomes necessary.

Planning for Your Family's Future

Every family has different priorities. Parents may want to name someone to care for minor children, while others are focused on making sure a trusted person can manage financial matters if illness or an accident leaves them unable to do so.

Hubbs Law Group prepares wills and trusts as part of an overall estate plan designed to address these concerns. Taking time to organize legal and financial affairs before they are needed can make it easier for family members to carry out a person's wishes and reduce uncertainty during difficult circumstances.

Preparing for Probate Before It Happens

Not every estate avoids probate. A home titled solely in one person's name, a bank account without a surviving joint owner or beneficiary, or an outdated estate plan may require court involvement before property can be transferred.

Planning ahead can reduce some of these complications, but when probate becomes necessary, families still need to understand the legal process and the responsibilities that follow.

Hubbs Law Group helps clients prepare estate plans with these practical issues in mind while also representing personal representatives when probate administration is required.

Probate Administration

After someone dies, the person named as personal representative must often complete a variety of legal and administrative tasks before an estate can be closed.

Hubbs Law Group assists personal representatives with formal and informal probate proceedings, obtaining court appointments, providing required notices, addressing creditor claims, identifying estate assets, transferring or selling property when appropriate, paying valid debts and taxes, distributing estate assets, and completing the steps necessary to close the estate.

The firm also helps families determine how to proceed when someone dies without a will or when legal authority is needed before financial institutions or others will release estate property.

Responsibilities of a Personal Representative

Serving as a personal representative involves more than distributing property to beneficiaries. Michigan law imposes legal duties that must be completed in the proper order, particularly when an estate has outstanding debts or insufficient assets to satisfy every obligation.

Hubbs Law Group advises personal representatives throughout the administration process, helping them understand their responsibilities and avoid common mistakes while carrying out their fiduciary duties.

Estate Planning and Probate Assistance from Sterling Heights

Hubbs Law Group is located on Hall Road in Sterling Heights and works with individuals and families from throughout Macomb County and surrounding communities on estate planning and probate administration matters. Whether someone is creating an estate plan for the first time or has recently been appointed personal representative for a loved one's estate, the firm provides legal guidance from planning through estate settlement.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning

• Wills

• Trusts

• Probate Administration

• Formal Probate

• Informal Probate

• Personal Representative Representation

• Estate Settlement

• Creditor Claims

• Estate Asset Distribution

• Estate Planning for Minor Children