AUG. 30, 2001
DEAR BRUDER69:
Please post your question on the website
www.lawguru.com where it is more likely that an experienced Michigan probate attorney could accurately respond.
If it possible, try to get a copy of the court document that recorded the legal name change (a clerk should be able to look it up by entering the name in their computer records)--generally speaking, the name change is permanent and is supposed to be used for all legal documents, so if they reverted to the old name (with an intent to mislead or defraud) then it might not be legal, but is it also possible that this person was somewhat mentally incompetent due to illness or dementia or alzheimers disease?
There should also be 2 disinterested witnesses (not supposed to also be named as beneficiaries of the will, with a possible exception).
SINCERELY,
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