Navigating the complexities of estate planning can be daunting, especially when it comes to understanding probate laws. Probate is a legal process in which a deceased person’s estate is settled and ...

Probate is the legal process for settling estates. It involves the validation of wills, inventory of assets, payment of debts and distribution of the remaining estate to beneficiaries. In Michigan, ...

A 7 Action News Investigation is prompting new legislation in Lansing. Now Attorney General Bill Schuette is throwing his support behind the proposed new laws that will reform the Public Administrator ...

A year-long investigation by the 7 Investigators is now resulting in some movement in Lansing. Our team has been exposing a disturbing pattern of some public officials and real estate brokers taking ...

This photo provided by Oakland County government shows Oakland County, Michigan, Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan. (Oakland County government via AP) PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit judge is no ...

MUSKEGON, Mich., Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- That's exactly where Muskegon resident Joslyn Secrest landed earlier this year — trapped with a distressed property she couldn't afford, and a probate ...