DeBates Law

DeBates Law is an estate planning attorney in Harper Woods, Michigan. The firm handles estate planning, wills and trusts, durable powers of attorney, business law, and real estate law. Its real estate work covers purchase agreements, leases, title issues, closings, landlord tenant matters, and foreclosures. Estate planning services include the preparation of wills and trusts, and the firm also assists with probate cases. DeBates Law holds a rating of 4.80 from the clients who have reviewed it.

The firm's estate planning practice is built around helping clients create comprehensive plans that protect their property and their wishes. Its attorneys work with clients to put medical wishes in writing for times when they cannot communicate them, and to arrange the transfer of assets to specific family members or loved ones. The firm notes that a thorough estate plan can spare a family the hours and expense of a probate case, and that it follows the appropriate laws while incorporating each client's wishes.

On wills, DeBates Law explains that a will allows a person to appoint a guardian for minor or incapacitated children, protect a business, and transfer assets to loved ones or charities, and to name a personal representative who handles the estate, with powers that can be limited or made subject to court supervision. The firm also advises on trusts, which it notes are not solely for the wealthy, and which allow assets to pass to loved ones without the cost and delay of probate, keep estate plans private rather than part of the public record, and protect assets from creditors.

The office is on Harper Avenue in Harper Woods.