Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek
Advocate for Elders, People
with Disabilities
and Their Families
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Michigan Matters:

Financial, Estate Planning, Insurance issues
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Estate Planning Matters:

Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee of a Special Needs Trust (Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek)
A memorandum that outlines the various duties and responsibilities of a Trustee under current Michigan law.

Family Foundations - Know When to Close (Crain's Detroit Business - 10/25/09)
More family foundations should plan in advance to shut their doors. This has nothing to do with their performance or the current economy and everything to do with their long-term success.

Michigan Adopts "Probate Only" Estate Recovery Law (Chalgian & Tripp Elder Law Alert - Oct. 2007)
Info on the "estate recovery" law adopted by the State of Michigan.

New to Estate Recovery, Michigan Attorneys Seek Aid (Elder Law Answers - Oct. 15, 2007)
On September 28th, 2007, Michigan became the last state in the nation to pass an estate recovery program required by federal law. Federal Medicaid officials had threatened to cut off $5 billion in annual Medicaid payments if the state was not in compliance by September 30.

Swatting Gnats, Ignoring Elephants (Michigan Probate & Estate Planning)
Re: fiduciary infidelity in Power of Attorney situations.

Financial Matters:

Automation Alley
Creates a variety of opportunities to help our members succeed. With an extensive offering of programs and benefits, Automation Alley is transforming our region into one that is ripe with potential for entrepreneurs, small business owners and Fortune 500 companies.

Foreign Currency Exchange Services (Birmingham, MI)
If you are traveling internationally and need money for your vacation or business trip, we have three great options for your convenience.

Free Credit Report for Michigan Residents
Monitoring and reviewing your credit report is an effective way to help fight identity theft. AnnualCreditReport.com serves as a central source for each of the three major credit reporting agencies.

Michigan Combined Application Project (MiCAP)
As many as 80,000 Michigan senior citizens and adults with disabilities could automatically get help with their bood budgets this year (2009) under a new federal pilot program.

Michigan Department of Treasury - Unclaimed Property Division
A resource to check into unclaimed property in Michigan.

Stefek's Auctioneers & Appraisers (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI)
Liquidation of personal property in Michigan through estate sales and brokering through private sales.

Insurance Matters:
Deny, Defend and Delay (May 2007)
My letter to the editor of the Michigan Bar Journal regarding mandatory insurance without regulation to the cost of rates.
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