Michigan Estate Planning, Elder Law & Special Needs Lawyers

Michigan Estate Planning

A well-crafted estate plan does more than just direct how to distribute assets.

Instead, it protects your family, honors your wishes, preserves your legacy, protects your assets, and provides peace of mind to you and your loved ones.

The attorneys at Mall Malisow & Cooney take the time to understand your goals and design a plan that fits your life today and tomorrow.

Our estate planning services include:

• Wills – Our attorneys design your estate plan to help ensure that your decisions and wishes are honored, including how your assets are distributed and who will handle your affairs.
• Trusts – We’ll help you avoid probate, minimize taxes, protect assets, and help to ensure your loved ones are provided for according to your wishes.
• Powers of attorney – Let us ensure that your estate plan clearly identifies the trusted individuals you want to be authorized to make financial or healthcare decisions on your behalf.

We also help clients with more complex estate structures, such as special needs, elder law, blended families, unmarried partners, business ownership, and significant assets.

Whether your estate is modest or valued in the millions, Mall Malisow & Cooney, P.C. will be thorough in designing your plan to protect your priorities.

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Michigan Elder Law Legal Planning and Advocacy

With the passing of time, both our lives and our legal needs change.

Knowing this, our elder law attorneys have developed proactive strategies to maximize asset protection. We work closely with seniors and their families to help them maintain independence, protect their assets, and ensure the right care is provided.

Let us assist with elder law matters that include:

• Long-term care planning – Let us help you and your loved ones choose the right legal strategies to structure your finances and benefits in the best ways to meet your needs and to help ensure quality care without depleting savings.
• Guardianships & conservatorships – We work hard to help our clients avoid having to go to probate court. But, when it’s needed, we’re here to help families like yours protect vulnerable adults who can no longer make safe decisions for themselves.
• Preventing financial exploitation – We incorporate legal protections for our dear older ones that protect them from fraud, abuse, and undue influence.

With over a century of combined legal experience, we know what to expect with elder law matters and what solution works best for each situation. As a result, our ElderCare puts “Care” into elder law.

Let us help with your legal and asset protection needs as well as help you handle the emotional issues with compassion and clarity, ensuring your elderly loved one receives a proactive plan that safeguards their wellbeing.

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Special Needs Planning and Advocacy

We understand the unique challenges faced by families with legal and planning needs for loved ones with disabilities. Our extensive expertise has been gained by handling more than a thousand special needs cases in Michigan.

As a result, Mall Malisow & Cooney, P.C. is widely recognized for our proven experience and results with special needs planning matters.

We help individuals and families with special needs:

• Establish special needs trusts – We will help ensure your loved one’s eligibility for government benefits and ensure they remain protected and available.
• Plan for the transition to adulthood – When a child with special needs turns 18 (reaches legal adulthood), we help prepare for guardianship, if needed, or use other legal planning for protection and legal decision-making.
• Coordinate benefits and care – We guide families through SSI, Medicaid, and other benefit programs to help ensure the eligibility of your loved one is preserved.

We understand exactly how personal these matters are. That’s why we take the time to make sure parents like you feel informed, supported, and confident about your child’s future.

Let our attorneys combine their knowledge of state and federal protections with a clear grasp of your wishes to help ensure your child is always provided for.

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Probate, Estate & Trust Administration

Settling the affairs of a loved one who has passed can feel overwhelming. But with the right legal help at your side, you don’t need to dread it.

Our attorneys are ready to guide you through the probate and trust administration processes with clarity and care.

We assist with whatever administrative needs you may have, including:

• Trust and estate administration – We help executors, trustees, and beneficiaries navigate their rights and legal duties efficiently and correctly.
• Contesting wills and trusts – Our attorneys have expertise representing clients in disputes that involve a wide variety of situations, including will and trust contests, undue influence, fraud, or fiduciary mismanagement.
• Avoiding probate – Let us help you plan ahead with strategies like revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and beneficiary designations to simplify and secure your future.

With a wealth of experience, our attorneys know how to deploy practical solutions that produce the best outcomes for you and your loved ones.

Let us help you handle matters, resolve issues efficiently, honor your loved ones, and protect family relationships.

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Guardianships and Conservatorships

When someone can no longer manage their own personal or financial affairs, the court may need to appoint a guardian or conservator to help.

Since these arrangements involve the needs and vulnerabilities of our loved ones, Mall Malisow & Cooney, P.C. is ready to provide trustworthy guidance every step of the way.

We represent individuals and families in matters involving:

• Guardianships and conservatorships establishment – We’ll help establish these arrangements to help ensure decisions are made and matters are handled responsibly and compassionately.
• Financial and Medical Durable Powers of Attorney – Let us help you take proactive steps to care for your loved ones and handle affairs on their behalf, while also helping you avoid issues and complications.
• Disputes – Our attorneys are ready to help settle legal disagreements, such as how the guardian or conservator is handling the ward’s affairs.

From beginning to end, our attorneys are ready to help ensure your loved one receives the care, representation, and attention they deserve.

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Veterans Benefits

Many veterans and their families are unaware of the full range of benefits available to them.

It’s our privilege to help veterans access the support they’ve earned from their service in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard.

Our services include assistance with:

• VA Pension and Aid & Attendance Applications for veterans or surviving spouses who need help paying for home care, assisted living, or nursing care.
• Asset protection and planning to ensure benefits eligibility without sacrificing financial security.
• Appeals and compliance support if benefits are delayed, denied, or improperly calculated.

Mall Malisow & Cooney, P.C. takes pride in helping veterans and their families receive the respect, resources, and care they deserve.

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Trusted Legal Guidance for Every Stage of Life

Our attorneys believe the best outcomes always start with truly listening to our clients.

Whether you’re planning for your family’s future, navigating a complex probate or trust administration matter, or caring for a loved one with special needs, we’ll take the time to understand exactly what you’re facing and what you need.

From there, we’ll use our more than 100 years of combined legal experience to help you understand your options and move forward with confidence.

Let us provide proven legal guidance that protects what matters most: your family, your future, your assets, and your peace of mind.

Contact Our Farmington Hills Estate Planning Attorneys Today

Let the attorneys at Mall Malisow & Cooney show you what successful legal advocacy and support look like.

We’re ready to examine your situation, identify the best strategies for you, and work tirelessly to achieve the outcome you truly want.

Get started today by calling 248-538-1800 or filling out our contact form.