Recent content by midad8

Thanks for everyone's input. I will make sure she does her own document prep/edits moving forward with no suggestions from me so that there is no question in the future.

I guess I am still unclear what "practicing law" means. If she took my document, which was created by a lawyer, and changed names and other wording to her liking, is that legal? What if I helped her a little bit on the wording, but ultimately it is still a document she fully understands and...

Both of you are probably right. Just need to correct the documents to be crystal clear and re-sign, or risk expensive litigation later on if the agents challenges what that sentence really mean.

I am not sure what you mean by "practicing law without a license". In my case, a DPOA (my own) created by a lawyer was modified to have different agents for a different patient, and was signed in front of a notary and witnesses. Isn't that a legal document? Even if it was some MI template I...

Yes, that would be the cleanest way to do it. But the document is for someone else, and it is hard to get her back to resign and schedule with a notary. So, I am trying to avoid going through all the motions again if we don't have to.

Yes, initial intent was to have both parties act together on every power given. Leaving out the "s" in "agent" was a mistake. I'm just wondering what legal implications this mistake has before trying to correct it, if that is even necessary.

State is MI. The initial intent was it to mean "both". But if you are saying that because this one sentence mistakenly uses the singular "agent", then it means "either" for this one particular power, I supposed that's acceptable too as it only relates to how medical information is used and not...

I have created a Medical DPOA and assigned two joint agents/patient advocates who are supposed to act together in agreement. There is a provision in there that addresses how disputes will be handled. The document was created by modifying an existing DPOA that assigns power to a single...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MI I created a revocable trust with a quite claim deed to the trust. My attorney, who is also a notary public, notarized all the documents. However, he made a mistake on his commission expiration year. It should have been 2012 instead of 2016...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MI I just received the Judgement of Divorce (JOD) from my wife's attorney, which will be finalized in the next month or so. There is a paragraph about retroactive support I would appreciate some advice on as I am doing it pro se. The exact...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MI My wife and I are trying our best to divorce amicably. We have forgo spousal support and just do child support. All assets has been split 50/50 or to our satisfaction. I make about $70k and she makes $110, so she makes over 50% more. Our...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MI Hi everyone, I am in the middle of a "friendly" divorce where my spouse and I pretty much agree on everything. I have tentatively agreed to joint legal custody and sole physical custody. However, we have also agreed on a parenting schedule...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MI My wife and are are doing an "uncontested" divorce, but she has a lawyer that provides limited service as a benefit through work. We will be using that lawyer to file our paperwork, but the lawyer technically doesn't represent me. I need to...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan Background: My wife and I will be divorcing amicably and want go the "uncontested" route. In fact, we have agreed on everything and have already started splitting assets the past two months. I have moved out <10 miles away. Also, we have...