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Ronald L. Foster Law Office

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Address:
511 Baldwin Street Jenison, Michigan 49428-798
GPS:
42.907936, -85.79500300000001
Telephone:
Phone(616) 667-2712
Web:
http://attorneyfoster.com/
Hours Open:
Monday:
9 am to 5 pm
Tuesday:
9 am to 5 pm
Wednesday:
9 am to 5 pm
Thursday:
9 am to 5 pm
Friday:
9 am to 5 pm
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ATTORNEY

Ronald L. Foster, Esq., Attorney and Counselor at Law

Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornerstone Univerity, Grand Rapids, MI

Adjunct Professor of Law, Davenport University, Caledonia, MI

Attended Northern Michigan University, and graduated from Pacific Lutheran University, Fuller Theological Seminary and Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

B.A. Ed., M.A.Th., M.Div., D.Min., JD.

Board member, Welcome Homes Residential Services, Inc., an Affiliate of Porter Hills, Grand Rapids, MI

Elected Board member, State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly, representing Ottawa County since 2005

Graduate of Gwinn High School, Gwinn, MI.

Legal Counselor, Res Life Church ,Grandville, MI

Married for 30 years and father of three adopted children.

National Legal Counsel, PastorCare, Inc., Grand Rapids,

 

WILL AND TESTAMENT

A last will and testament is a legal document that describes how your property should be distributed to family, friends, and favorite charities upon your death.  It should designate an executor to carry out the terms of the will during the probate process, and a guardian if you have minor children. A living will is a legal document that specifies what actions should be taken for your health in the event you are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity.  A living will is one form of advance directive and typically accompanied by a medical power of attorney.

An ethical will, while not a legal document is a written, personal statement that helps pass your values on to the next generation.  It may include:

  • Family history and cultural and spiritual values
  • Blessings, expressions of love, hopes, and dreams for children and grandchildren
  • Lessons learned and the wisdom that comes from life experience
  • Requests for forgiveness and ways to be remembered
  • Rationale for philanthropic and personal financial decisions
  • Stories about meaningful items left to heirs

Ethical wills are not new; the template can be found in Genesis 49, when a dying Jacob gathered his sons to offer them his blessing and to make his final requests.  Today, ethical wills are often written documents shared with family and community while the author is still alive.  Consider writing an ethical will at the same time you draft your legal will.

 

REAL ESTATE

 

We offer a variety of real estate legal services, including but not limited to, purchase agreements, leases, notes and mortgages, evictions, land contracts, and real estate closings.

PROBATE

 

Probate is a legal proceeding to administer certain kinds of property (called probate property) owned by someone who has died (the decedent), and to see that claims, expenses and taxes are properly paid, and that the remaining estate is distributed to those entitled to receive it under the decedent’s will or Michigan intestacy law.  Probate property is all property titled in the decedent’s name alone.  It is distributed only under the decedent’s will or according to Michigan law.  A probate proceeding takes place in the probate court of the county where the deceased property owner lived.

 

BANKRUPTCY

Bankruptcy is a Federal Law allowing individuals in debt to discharge his or her liabilities and reestablish their credit and financial lives.  The three primary Bankruptcy Code sections for consumers are

Chapter 7 (Fresh Start/Liquidation), Chapter 13  (Repayment) and Chapter 11.  Our goal in representing clients in Bankruptcy cases is to provide the client knowledge of the procedures the law requires and to make certain the client qualifies to seek relief under the Bankruptcy Code.  Clients are expected to gather a great deal of information for the attorney.  We thoroughly explain what information is needed and ensure the client understands why the information is needed for a bankruptcy filing.