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Kenneth V Zichi
Kenneth V . Zichi J.D.
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Helping Livingston County residents navigate the legal system for 30 years. I focus on Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate, with a significant portion of my practice also concerning Real Estate and general civil litigation. If you have questions or issues with your home, a cabin up north, or want to insure your family is cared for after you are gone, I'd be happy to meet with you, perhaps bust some myths, and certainly insure YOUR and your family's needs are met. Call for an appointment today!
Practice Areas
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Tenants' Rights
Fees
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Free Consultation
Telephone [(810) 299-5222] or office conferences, 20 minutes or less. Longer conferences may incur a minimal fee. - Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Michigan
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Owner
- Kenneth V . Zichi J.D.
- - Current
- Mayor
- City of Williamston (Michigan)
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Education
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- J.D.
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- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- A.B. | History / Communications
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- Honors: LS&A Honors College 1977-1979
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Professional Associations
- State Bar of Michigan
- Member
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- estate and probate section Michigan bar
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- Law and Media committee - State Bar of Michigan
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Speaking Engagements
- Newsroom Seminar, WNEM TV/AM - Saginaw MI
- State Bar of Michigan - Law & Media committee
- An hour-long seminar addressing some of the common practical and substantive difficulties journalists encounter in covering the legal system in Michigan.
Legal Answers
1235 Questions Answered
- Q. Can adult child drop back child support owed to deceased parent?
- A: The Personal Representative can settle and compromise claims in many circumstances but it is not a ’yes/no’ situation.
It is POSSIBLE to act in this way, but ONLY if it is in the ‘best interest of the estate’.
If you don’t already have an attorney, you need one to insure you evaluate this properly. Don’t think this is a DIY situation — you need actual advice
- Q. Include Humane Society in Affidavit of Small Estate post-probate?
- A: Something doesn’t ’add up’ here. If there was a trust there wouldn’t have been probate absent someone doing something wrong.
If the probate is closed you may need to reopen it but life insurance doesn’t usually go through probate at all unless there is a failure to name a beneficiary so that too seems ‘off’.
Further, trusts don’t normally name beneficiaries of life insurance — a beneficiary designation does. It all seems just a bit ‘off’ like someone is trying to make things sound ‘technical’ but us just a bit confused.
Your best bet here is to hire a licensed local probate attorney who can review all the facts and get to the bottom of things.
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- Q. Legal actions for verbal house purchase and threats.
- A: OK -- what a mess. If you "bought" a house with a 'verbal agreement', you didn't really buy the house. A sale of Real Estate REQUIRES a written document. Did you even get a deed?
I concur to the extent there are threats of criminal activity, you need to contact the police especially if you can actually prove that. For now, all I would suggest is that you contact a LOCAL attorney, sit down with whatever documentation you have and see if there isn't something you can do. But it doesn't look good.
Good luck,
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