Jabbour Law

08/26/2026

🏡 A Lady Bird deed can be a simple but powerful estate-planning tool for Michigan property owners.

It can allow you to keep broad control of your property during your lifetime while arranging for it to pass directly to your beneficiaries at death—outside of probate.

Depending on your situation, a properly drafted Lady Bird deed may also offer important benefits involving:
✅ Probate avoidance
✅ Lifetime control and flexibility
✅ Property-tax considerations
✅ Potential basis adjustment at death
✅ Medicaid planning considerations

But a Lady Bird deed only affects the real estate described in the deed, and it is not the right solution for every estate plan.

Our latest blog explains how Lady Bird deeds work, their key benefits, and when they may make sense as part of a Michigan estate plan.

📖 Read the full article: https://www.jabbourlawfirm.com/post/benefits-of-using-a-lady-bird-deed

If you are considering a Lady Bird deed for your home or other Michigan real estate, Jabbour Law can help you determine whether it fits your overall estate-planning goals.

A Lady Bird deed, also called an enhanced life estate deed, is an estate-planning tool that allows a property owner to retain broad control of real estate during life while naming one or more beneficiaries to receive the property at death. Here are a few of the main benefits that a Lady Bird deed co...

08/25/2026

🏠 Putting your home into a trust does not mean your homeowners insurance should stop protecting it.

The key is making sure your insurance policy is updated after the transfer.

When real estate is moved into a revocable living trust, contact your insurance carrier and confirm that the trust is properly reflected on the policy—often through an additional insured designation or appropriate endorsement.

The issue isn’t the trust itself.

The issue is transferring title and never updating the insurance.

Estate planning works best when your trust, deed, and insurance coverage all line up.

Follow Jabbour Law for more practical estate planning tips.

08/21/2026

🏠 Owning real estate is one thing. Making sure it is properly coordinated with your estate plan is another.

For many Michigan property owners, a revocable living trust can be an effective tool for managing real estate during life and helping simplify what happens to that property after death.

Depending on how the property is titled and structured, a trust may help:
✅ Avoid probate
✅ Provide continuity in the management of real estate
✅ Make it easier for a successor trustee to step in if needed
✅ Coordinate how property is ultimately distributed to beneficiaries
✅ Keep multiple pieces of real estate organized under one estate plan

Our latest blog discusses how trusts can be used to manage real estate in Michigan and why proper titling and planning matter.

📖 Read the full article: https://www.jabbourlawfirm.com/post/using-a-trust-to-manage-real-estate-in-michigan

If you own real estate and are unsure whether it is properly integrated into your estate plan, Jabbour Law can help you review the structure and determine what makes sense for your goals.

Using a trust to manage Michigan real estate can simplify future transfers, help avoid probate, provide continuity after incapacity or death, and create clear instructions for homes, cottages, rentals, and commercial property. Learn how proper trust funding and planning can support your long-term es...

08/18/2026

Selling your business? Don’t overlook the contracts that keep it running. ⚖️

A key customer, vendor, landlord, or other important agreement may contain a **change-of-control provision** that requires consent—or even allows the other party to terminate—if ownership changes.

That can become a major issue if the buyer is counting on that relationship after closing.

Before going to market, review your key contracts and identify any change-of-control or consent requirements early.

Small provision. Big impact on the deal.

Follow Jabbour Law for more practical business law tips.

08/17/2026

📝 If your business provides a service, a handshake agreement usually isn’t enough.

A well-drafted service agreement helps set expectations before work begins and gives both sides a clear understanding of their rights and responsibilities.

Depending on the business, a strong agreement may address things like:
✅ Scope of services
✅ Payment terms
✅ Deadlines and deliverables
✅ Cancellation or termination rights
✅ Limitation of liability
✅ Dispute resolution
✅ What happens if the relationship breaks down

Too often, business owners wait until there is a missed payment, scope dispute, or unhappy customer before looking closely at the contract.

Our latest blog explains why written service agreements are an important part of protecting a service-based business.

📖 Read the full article: https://www.jabbourlawfirm.com/post/why-every-service-business-needs-a-written-service-agreement

If your business is relying on outdated contracts—or no contract at all—Jabbour Law can help you put the right agreements in place.

A well-drafted service agreement can be one of your business's most valuable tools. Learn how a written agreement can clearly define the scope of work, establish payment terms and responsibilities, allocate risk, prevent costly disputes, and build stronger, more productive client relationships from....

08/13/2026

POV: You thought making a 30-second lawyer video took 30 seconds. 🎥⚖️

Step 1: Get ready.
Step 2: Give yourself a pep talk.
Step 3: Stay hydrated.
Step 4: Check every angle.
Step 5: Forget what step you’re on. 😂

Then somehow… we get the video.

A little behind the scenes at Jabbour Law.

08/07/2026

⚖️ Estate planning isn’t only about what happens after you pass away. It’s also about who can act for you during your lifetime if you can’t act for yourself.

That’s where powers of attorney become an essential part of a comprehensive Michigan estate plan.

A properly prepared power of attorney can allow someone you trust to step in and handle important matters if you become incapacitated—including financial decisions and health care decisions. Without the right documents in place, your family may have to rely on a court proceeding to obtain authority to act on your behalf.

Our latest blog explains why powers of attorney matter, the different roles they can serve, and why they should be considered alongside your will and trust.

📖 Read the full article:
https://www.jabbourlawfirm.com/post/why-powers-of-attorney-matter-in-a-michigan-estate-plan

If it has been a while since you reviewed your estate plan—or you don’t currently have powers of attorney in place—Jabbour Law can help you create a plan designed for both the expected and the unexpected.

Powers of attorney are an essential part of a complete Michigan estate plan. Learn how financial powers of attorney and Patient Advocate Designations help protect your finances and health care wishes, allow trusted individuals to act on your behalf, reduce the need for court proceedings, and give yo...

08/05/2026

One phrase can completely change the risk in a business purchase agreement: **“to the seller’s knowledge.”** ⚖️

This is called a **knowledge qualifier**. It can protect a seller from being held responsible for facts they could not reasonably know—but if drafted too broadly, it can weaken important protections for the buyer.

When buying or selling a business, a few words can determine who bears the risk if a statement later turns out to be inaccurate.

Before signing a purchase agreement, make sure you understand exactly what the seller is—and is not—promising.

📩 Contact Jabbour Law if you are buying or selling a business and need help reviewing or negotiating the agreement.

07/30/2026

Our Gen Z intern was given the microphone—and apparently chose chaos. 🎤⚖️

From questionable legal advice to the internet’s favorite “lawyer hacks,” we put a few rage-bait questions to the test.

Some answers may surprise you. Others should probably stay off social media. 😂

What question should we answer next?

07/29/2026

🏡 Creating a trust is only the first step. Funding it is what helps make it work.

A revocable living trust generally cannot control assets that were never properly transferred to it. When bank accounts, real estate, or other property remain outside the trust, those assets may still require probate or pass in a way that conflicts with the overall estate plan. ⚠️

Our latest blog explains:
✅ What it means to fund a trust
✅ Why trust funding is essential
✅ Which assets may need to be transferred
✅ Common mistakes that can undermine an otherwise well-drafted plan

Proper trust funding can help ensure your estate plan operates as intended and make the administration process easier for your loved ones. 📄🔑

📖 Read the full article:
https://www.jabbourlawfirm.com/post/the-importance-of-funding-a-trust

A revocable living trust only works as intended if it is properly funded. Learn why transferring assets into your trust is essential, how proper funding helps avoid probate, and the consequences of leaving assets outside your trust.