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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with over 230 attorneys serving clients in nine offices throughout Michigan. Among the largest law firms in Michigan, Warner works in virtually all areas of business law.

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Avoid Accidentally Disinheriting Children in Blended Families

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If you have children from a previous relationship or marriage and want to provide for your current spouse at your death, consider leaving your assets in an ongoing irrevocable trust or your surviving spouse rather than to the spouse outright. Assets that your spouse receives outright will be controlled by the spouse's estate plan at the time of his or her death. Those assets will also be vulnerable to the surviving spouse's creditors, such as a future failed marriage. Without an ongoing trust arrangement, we often see assets completely consumed during the survivor's lifetime or redirected at his or her death, and the children of the first spouse to pass away receive nothing.

Warner T&E attorneys listed below were named as 2020 Rising Stars by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine:

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Warner T&E attorneys listed below were named as 2020 Super Lawyers by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine:

Warner T&E attorneys listed below were ranked for Private Wealth Law in 2020 by Chambers High Net Worth Guide:

Warner T&E attorneys listed below were selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2021:

Warner T&E attorneys listed below were named Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America 2021:

Warner T&E attorneys listed below were named to the 2020 Top Lawyers List by DBusiness:

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Estate Planning Focus – Fall 2020

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