Remote Signatures Under Governor’s Executive Order

It was impossible to complete the estate planning process without the physical presence of two witnesses and a notary. Until now!  

How is this possible?

How can we get electronic signatures during the CoronaVirus?

On April 8^th, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-41 allowing electronic signatures and remote witnessing and notarization, which is effective immediately and which will remain in place until May 6, 2020.

Get Started Today: Schedule Your Consultation!

If you would like to learn more, contact Marty Bodnar, an estate planning attorney at PSED today! Attorneys at Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C., can help assist you with virtually everything law related. Consult your attorney for details.

Electronic Signatures Effective Immediately for a Limited Time

As a result of the Stay Home, Be Safe executive order issued by Governor Whitmer in response to the Coronavirus virus people are required to stay home and quarantine. Did you know we’re still available via phone, Zoom or Skype to start a conversation about getting your affairs in order? In the past, we couldn’t sign the documents because the law requires the physical presence of two witnesses and a notary. Until now!  

On April 8^th, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-41, allowing electronic signatures and remote witnessing and notarization effective. This is immediately and will remain in place until May 6, 2020. The following are the highlights of this executive order:

Learn more here!

Get Started Today: Schedule Your Consultation!

If you would like to learn more, contact Marty Bodnar, an estate planning attorney at PSED today! Attorneys at Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C., can help assist you with virtually everything law related. Consult your attorney for details.

Why Now is the Best Time to Get Your Affairs in Order

As each day passes and we settle more and more into our nest aka our homes, the need to get our affairs in order feels very real.

I often say that parents do a lot for their child during their lifetimes. The last gift that we give to them is to make sure everything we leave behind is in order.

Getting your affairs in order involves preparing for your death by signing a Last Will and Testament or a Revocable Trust and making sure your assets and beneficiaries are titled correctly. It also involves preparing for your incapacity by signing Financial and Health Powers of Attorney.

Get Started Today: Schedule Your Consultation!

If you would like to learn more, contact Marty Bodnar, an estate planning attorney at PSED today! Attorneys at Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C., can help assist you with virtually everything law related. Consult your attorney for details.

Get Your Affairs in Order Now!

As an estate planning attorney, I often get phone calls around the New Year when people make resolutions to get their affairs in order. Phone calls also increase when a tragedy strikes. For example, when Kobe Bryant died people started to realize the fragility of life. As each day passes and we settle more and more into our nest aka our homes, the need to get our affairs in order feels very real.

I often say that parents do a lot for their child during their lifetimes. The last gift that we give to them is to make sure everything we leave behind is in order.

Getting your affairs in order involves preparing for your death by signing a Last Will and Testament or a Revocable Trust and making sure your assets and beneficiaries are titled correctly. It also involves preparing for your incapacity by signing Financial and Health Powers of Attorney.

Get Started Today: Schedule Your Consultation!

If you would like to learn more, contact Marty Bodnar, an estate planning attorney at PSED today! Attorneys at Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C., can help assist you with virtually everything law related. Consult your attorney for details.

Property Owners Beware! One Year Left to Preserve “Older” Property Interests

Last year, the Legislature amended the 40 Year Marketable Title Act (the Act), and created a two year window during which holders of “older” property interests could preserve those interests by recording a notice of those interests with the Register of Deeds.  That window ends March 29, 2021, leaving about one year left to record such a notice.

By way of background, the purpose of the Act is to simplify and facilitate land title transactions by creating a statutory basis for “marketable title.”  The Act accomplishes this by extinguishing by operation of law certain interests which arise out of any act or document that precedes the applicable 40 year period. The recent amendment provides an opportunity for people benefiting from these “older” interests to preserve them by recording the notice; otherwise, they may well be extinguished by operation of the Act.

Get Started Today: Schedule Your Consultation!

If you would like to learn more, contact Scott Munzel, a real estate lawyer at PSED today! Attorneys at Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C., can help assist you with virtually everything law related. Consult your attorney for details.

Property Owners Beware- One Year Left to Preserve “Older” Property Interests Following an Amendment to 40 Year Marketable Title Act

Last year, the Legislature amended the 40 Year Marketable Title Act (the Act), and created a two year window during which holders of “older” property interests could preserve those interests by recording a notice of those interests with the Register of Deeds.  That window ends March 29, 2021, leaving about one year left to record such a notice.  

Learn more here!

Get Started Today: Schedule Your Consultation!

If you would like to learn more, contact Scott Munzel a real estate lawyer at PSED today! Schedule an initial consultation. 734-665-4441

Divorcing in Michigan Now Requires Full Financial Disclosures

The Michigan Supreme Court recently revised three Michigan Court Rules to streamline and simplify the exchange of financial information in divorces. The revisions to the discovery process should help move cases along more quickly as the exchange of financial information is required early in the case. It should also help you conserve costs within your divorce, particularly as those costs are usually paid out of the joint marital estate. It should also help clarify the grounds for the basis of attorney fee requests.

Read more about the three revised Michigan Court Rules here! 

Get Started Today: Schedule Your Consultation!

If you would like to learn more about divorce in Ann Arbor, contact us today! Attorneys at Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C., can help assist you with your case and everything in between. Consult Wendy Alton for details.

Our attorneys know how to get results for our clients and they’re dedicated to getting a satisfactory outcome. Contact our attorney for divorce in Ann Arbor today at (734) 665-4441 for a no obligation consultation.