Get the litigator's handbook that covers all aspects of probate litigation from procedural issues to substantive challenges to specific documents. Whether you're hashing out an incapacity allegation, a challenge to real or personal property, or a claim against the estate, Michigan Probate Litigation has the expert advice you need to win in court.

With this book, you will be able to:

• Play by the right rule book, depending on whether your case is a "proceeding" or an "action"
• Save time in drafting pleadings by using sample petitions
• Choose your best strategy when litigating whether allegedly joint property is an estate asset
• Successfully manage client expectations and avoid conflicts of interest
• Effectively demonstrate the reasonableness of your fiduciary and attorney fees to the court
• Challenge an instrument or defend against a challenge based on capacity or undue influence

Highlights of the latest update include:

• A Michigan Supreme Court case discussing "willfully absent" during a divorce proceeding
• New Michigan Court of Appeals cases regarding undue influence, surviving spouse status, the one-year limitation for potential breach of trust claims, and more
• Updated 2023 Estate and Protected Individuals Code cost-of-living adjustments
• Analyses of various unpublished decisions from the Michigan Court of Appeals
• Changes necessitated by court rule amendments