
Papista & Papista, PLC
About Papista & Papista, PLC
Papista & Papista, PLC delivers trusted legal counsel in matters of family law, estate planning, and trust and probate administration. Known for integrity, preparation, and discretion, the firm serves clients navigating high net worth divorce, trust disputes, and generational wealth planning. Every legal solution is shaped by a deep understanding of client priorities and a dedication to achieving favorable outcomes through tailored, experience-driven strategies.
Papista & Papista, PLC approaches matrimonial law with precision and empathy. The firm’s work includes complex and high-asset divorce, custody disputes, spousal support, and premarital and post-marital agreements. Trusted for handling gray divorce and private settlements, the firm combines thorough preparation with legal insight to protect assets and privacy while pursuing resolution through litigation or mediation.
Papista & Papista, PLC provides strategic representation in trust and estate litigation, where disputes often carry emotional and financial weight. The firm advocates in will contests, fiduciary breaches, document validity challenges, undue influence claims, and contested accountings. With extensive knowledge of Michigan probate law and the ability to integrate expert insight in business valuations and real estate, the firm delivers focused and outcome-driven litigation support.
Papista & Papista, PLC crafts estate plans that safeguard legacies and reflect personal, familial, and financial goals. From simple wills to complex intergenerational and blended family planning, the firm prepares every document with precision. Whether structuring trusts, drafting powers of attorney, or guiding business succession, each plan is built to adapt to evolving needs and ensure lasting protection.
Papista & Papista, PLC offers experienced guidance in trust and estate administration, advising fiduciaries on their obligations and beneficiaries on their rights. The firm assists in trust compliance, conservatorships, guardianships, and special needs planning. By leveraging trusted local experts in tax, appraisal, and accounting, the firm ensures smooth administration, even in the most intricate cases.
Practice Areas
- Comprehensive Trust & Estate Plan Document Review
- Trust and Estate Plan Updates
- Comprehensive Asset Analysis
- Wills
- Revocable Living Trusts
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
- Planning for Blended Families
- Powers of Attorney – General Durable
- Powers of Attorney Health
- Guardianship Designations for Minors
- Premarital and Post-Marital Agreements
- Trust and Estate Litigation
- Will and Trust Contests
- Undue Influence and Capacity Contests
- Trust Reformation and Modification
- Removal of Trustees, Personal Representatives and Fiduciaries
- Document Validity Analysis
- Trust and Estate Administration
- Powers of Attorney Abuses
- Mediation/Arbitration
- Confidential Conflict Resolution
- Advising Trustees and Personal Representatives
- Advising Guardians and Conservators
- Power of Attorney and Fiduciary Compliance
- Special Needs Trust Administration
- Beneficiary Representation and Supervising Administration
- Serving as a Neutral Fiduciary
- Coordination of Services with Outside Professionals (Including
- Business Valuations, Tax Analysis and Filings and Real Estate
- Appraisals)
- Complex and High Net Worth Divorce
- Gray Divorce
- Marriage Planning: Negotiation, Drafting and Reviewing Pre-Marital and Post-Marital Agreements
- Private and Confidential Settlement Agreements
- Annulment and Separate Maintenance Agreements
- Property Appraisals
- Business Valuations
- Child Support
- Spousal Support
- Custody and Parenting Time
- Paternity Disputes
- Enforcement of Settlement Agreements and Judgments
- Post-Judgment Modification
- Mediations and Confidential Settlement Agreements