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Delta Township, Michigan Senior Fair

Raymond A. Harris with U.S. Representative Tim Walberg at the Delta Township Senior Fair, March 13, 2010.

Attended seminar: “Estate Planning and the Use of Trusts for Same Sex Couples”

Today I attended a seminar regarding estate planning and trusts for same-sex couples.

Now on Google+

The Law Office of Raymond A. Harris, PLLC is now on Google+, add us to your circles! https://plus.google.com/101477790459082214642

Attended seminar: “Nuts and Bolts of Special Needs Trusts”

Today I attended a seminar regarding special needs trusts for individuals with disabilities.

HELP! I AM GOING “BEHIND BARS” FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

I’m proud to tell you that I’m being locked up to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  I am being arrested on October 25, 2011 and taken to jail at Outback Steakhouse in Okemos, MI where I will serve hard time at the Lock Up event! To be released on good behavior I have to raise…

Attended seminar: Special Needs Trusts

Today I attended a seminar regarding trusts, specifically, using special needs trust for an individual with a disability.

Headaches for same-sex couples

Same sex marriage is becoming more accepted nationwide. But that doesn’t mean that these couples can have a ceremony and go about their lives happily ever after. “Such couples still can’t file a joint federal tax return, share retirement benefits, shield each others assets from estate taxes or benefit from many other tax breaks provided…

NAELA Membership

I just joined the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.  Their website is here.

Arcane legal theory used in Michigan inheritance issue

The Rule Against Perpetuities is every law student’s nightmare. Dating back hundreds of years, the Rule is meant to prevent an estate proceeding from dragging on endlessly, requiring a property interest conveyed in a will to vest, if at all, within 21 years of the death of individuals already in existence at the time of…

Elderlaw & Disability Conference

On friday march 4 I attended the ninth annual elder law & disability conference. Lots of good info on medicaid, healthcare, and other important topics.

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