Dingeman & Dancer, PLC has announced the launch of their new website. Dingeman & Dancer is a full service law firm specializing in real estate law, residential and commercial development, estate planning, zoning and tax law, oil and gas as well as personal injury and wrongful death. The new site provides an expanded view of…
Traverse City, MI February 16, 2015 – Dingeman & Dancer, PLC has received a First Tier Ranking from U.S. News & World Report, one of the recognized guides to legal excellence in the United States for over 30 years. The ranking is achieved from feedback from clients and peers as well as information obtained from…
Ashley Wilson has recently joined the law firm of Dingeman and Dancer. Wilson is a Traverse City native who attended law school at Michigan State University where she majored in Pre/Law Political Science. While at Michigan State, she took an internship with State Representative Jon Switalski. After graduating from Michigan State, Wilson attended Cooley Law…
A Ladybird Deed is a deed whereby you, as Grantor, convey your property to yourself for your lifetime by the granting of an enhanced life estate, and then you can choose the beneficiary of your property after your death. When a Ladybird Deed is used, you can choose to transfer your property to your trust…
Many of us have now heard of or formed opinions on the roll out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as ObamaCare. Doubt has been cast over the benefits of ObamaCare, particularly among those in the community who had to purchase an ObamaCare health care plan earlier this year. However, many…
When parents and family members require care in a nursing home or adult foster care, many people assess the building on a tour, placing their trust in the institution based on an abbreviated visit. Once admitted, many elderly people are unable or unwilling to complain, and being raised in the Great Depression or Second World…
Discussing finances with your aging parents can be difficult since most people are reluctant to give up control of their means for independence. Approaching the discussion as a partnership can open the door to early communication that can make parents more comfortable discussing finances. Often having two or more people discussing finances with them will…
2014 marks the first year of the phase-out of personal property tax for businesses in Michigan. While the phase-out is a several year process, one significant component taking effect in 2014 is an exemption of commercial or industrial personal property of a business that has a combined value of less than $80,000. The most important…
Recent changes in federal estate tax exemptions have made it easier for most couples to pass on their joint assets for estate planning purposes, without the complexity of having individual trusts. Since couples usually accumulate assets jointly, meaning each party as the right to use and benefit from the jointly held assets, they can now…
The downtown Traverse City real estate boom appears to have no end in sight. When Dingeman & Dancer, PLC built on the former Bean Pot location in 1996, an aging auto repair garage, Selkirk’s farm market in a former gas station, and the building now housing Chase Bank, surrounded it. The recent sale of the…