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Consumer Law for Michigan
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Obamacare
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- What Michigan Residents Need to Know About Obamacare for 2021
- Get Help Finding a Health Insurance Plan in Michigan
- Obamacare for Self-Employed Michigan Residents
- Ways to Save Money on Obamacare in Michigan
- How Much Is the Obamacare Tax Penalty?
- Do I Have to Get Health Insurance in Michigan?
- How Obamacare Can Help Unemployed Michigan Residents
Michigan
Inheritance Law
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- What Michigan Residents Need to Know About Inheritance Law
- Does Michigan Collect Estate or Inheritance Tax?
- What Taxes Need to Be Filed After Someone Dies?
- Who Inherits When Your Spouse or Parent Dies Without a Will?
- How Probate Works in Michigan
- How to Handle a Small Estate in Michigan
- What Rights Do Creditors Have?
Michigan
Child Custody
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- What Michigan Residents Need To Know About How to Get Custody of a Child
- How Michigan Courts make Child Custody Decisions
- How Does Child Custody Work in Michigan?
- Who Claims a Child on Taxes After a Custody Case?
- Can You Change Child Support Payment Amounts By Moving to a Different State?
- How to Enforce a Child Custody Order in Michigan
Michigan
Unemployment
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- Coronavirus Update! -- What Michigan Residents Need to Know About Unemployment Benefits
- How Do I Apply for Unemployment Benefits in Michigan?
- Can I Appeal a Denial of Unemployment Benefits in Michigan?
- Am I Eligible for Unemployment Benefits in Michigan?
- How the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Affects Michigan Unemployment Benefits
- Do I Need a Lawyer to Get Unemployment Benefits in Michigan?
- How Can I Find a Good Unemployment Lawyer in Michigan?
- Paying an Unemployment Lawyer in Michigan
- COVID-19 and Unemployment Benefits in Michigan FAQ
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: Unemployment Benefits for Contractors, Gig Workers, and Self-Employed Workers in Michigan
- How Much Will I Collect in Unemployment Benefits in Michigan?
- How Long Will My Unemployment Benefits Last in Michigan?
- What Do I Have to Do to Keep Receiving Unemployment Benefits in Michigan?
Michigan
Wage&Hour
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- What You Need to Know About Michigan Minimum Wage and Overtime Law?
- Am I Entitled to Minimum Wage in Michigan?
- Am I Entitled to Overtime Pay in Michigan?
- What Are My Rights to Tips in Michigan?
- What Are My Rights to Tips in Michigan?
- Does My Michigan Employer Have to Give Me Breaks From Work?
- Am I Entitled to Paid Sick Leave, Family Leave, or Vacation Time in Michigan?
- Can My Employer Garnish My Wages in Michigan?
- What Can I Do If I Am Owed Pay in Michigan?
- Are Shifts or Work Hours Regulated in Michigan?
- Are Shifts or Work Hours Regulated in Michigan?
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- Obamacare (ACA -Affordable Care Act, Rates)
- Inheritance Law (Probate court in all Michigan counties, small estates, inheritance tax, expedited probate, Michigan’s intestacy laws)
- Child Custody Law (Visitation, custody of children, family court directory for Michigan and all Michigan counties, child custody lawyers)
- Democracy, (Voting Rights in Michigan, & Local Government for all Michigan counties and all Michigan cities)
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Our writers have spent their careers making the law understandable
Our writers and legal editors have years of experience explaining the law in plain English, as both authors and editors of books by Nolo, and writing for LegalConsumer.com.
Albin Renauer. author of our Bankruptcy and Democracy content is the co author of "How to File or Chapter 7 Bankruptcy" and was a key designer of WillMaker.
Liza Hanks has written books on estate planning and inheritance for Nolo and is the author of LegalConsumer's Inheritance Law area.
Lisa Guerin and Deborah England are employment law experts who have authored and edited several books on employment law for Nolo. They are the authors of our Unemployment Law and Wage and Hour Law sections.
Shae Irving is a veteran editor and author of many Nolo products and is the author of our Obamacare and Child Custody area.
