Law Offices of Blaque W. Hough

Law Offices of Blaque W. Hough The most important question in estate planning is: What do you want to do? I provide personal service in a teched-up world..

07/12/2022

Wow - it's been a while since I've posted here. Covid-19 made people think about getting their estates in order, and I've been busy! At last this year I've had a little bit of the Summer slow-down that I want (too nice to be in the office all the time!). I've been collecting more horror stories about failure to plan, and plans that fail. All I can say is that it never hurts to review what you have in place.

02/09/2021

Time to update! What has changed in your family since you signed your Will or Trust? Have there been marriages, births, deaths, divorces, broken (or recovered) relationships? I can't possibly know about these unless you tell me, and I do worry about clients with plans that no longer fit the needs of their family. Schedule an update appointment today.

10/07/2020

So you want to get in to see the lawyer but don't want to wait? Usually the larger a firm is, the longer you have to wait. There are processes, and procedures. Those do help lots of lawyers and support staff not get confused (that's good), BUT, they don't do much for your desire to take care of things now.

I concentrate on a few areas of law only, and decided when I re-opened the practice of law after being a professor for some years that I would have minimal support staff. The result? Faster service than normal, and personal attention to all the details of your case.

Call now - maybe we can meet next week.

06/01/2020

Meeting in the great outdoors! Why not? In this time of worry about COVID-19, why not talk on the deck or patio, where we can sit with some space between us, and plenty of fresh air? I've offered home meetings for many years, and they seem more appropriate now than ever.

04/15/2020

Bored? Too much time on your hands during this lockdown? You COULD get started on the Will or Trust you've been putting off for too long. I've had several new clients contact me recently with some variation of "I've been meaning to do this for so long...."

We can call, video conference, or use e-mail to start, and finish, the important planning you've put off too long. We can even sign remotely using the new procedures now in place.

Start today.

04/07/2020

LLC or corporation needed? Bad times aren't bad for every kind of business. If the place you work goes belly-up, you may need to strike out on your own, or you may have a great idea you want to be ready to launch when times get back to normal. I started work on a new LLC formation this afternoon, and the client's paperwork was filed by the State of Michigan in 3 MINUTES! Unbelievable.

03/16/2020

Wills, Trusts, and COVID-19.

Yes, we can still start, continue, and finish work with some common sense:

1 - If you are ill, suspect you are, or are at risk with an underlying condition or fragile health - reschedule!
2 - If I have any indications of illness, I will reschedule with you.
3 - We can use phone and video and everything modern technology allows to meet "virtually" to minimize personal contact.
4 - When signing documents, bring gloves if you like. Pens are wiped down with disinfectant wipes and not reused until cleaned.
5 - We can meet at a distance: Sitting across a room, or on the deck as the weather warms, again to minimize personal contact.

Finally, if common-sense steps like these don't seem like enough, then we'll meet later. It is important to all of us and our loved ones that we stay well.

01/13/2020

How does losing the family home sound? You'd wanted to leave it to the kids, but never could get around to visiting the lawyer. And then illness, a nursing home, help from the Medicaid program to pay the shockingly high costs.... and after death, a lien from the State of Michigan. The State wants reimbursement from your estate for what it spent. If your home goes through probate on its way to the kids, the lien attaches, and the home is most likely gone. I've seen that a few times in the last year. Make a responsible plan and save the home.

10/04/2019

An informal client survey I took showed that 19.6 years was the average time between visits to the lawyer to review a Will or Trust. How much has your family changed in 20 years? Is that older plan still the best for your family?

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300 S State St, Ste 11
Zeeland, MI
49464

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Thursday 8am - 5pm
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