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Thank you very much for all of the detailed information. I really appreciate it! I was looking at the Seymour case, and I see what you mean. It talks about reasonable, and considering other resources etc available to the spouse, but in that case the PR awarded a much larger monthly payment, not...

Thank you, that is what I am afraid of. I have never been to court before, and is it true to say even if I can make a good written argument for a petition, that I would still likely fail in court on a procedural issue? The spouse's attorney is considered an expert in the field.

No, the deceased had no minor children, and no dependents. He just had the spouse, who herself has no dependents or minor children. So the support is just for the spouse. She and my father had separate trusts, and she received all of her distributions from his trusts upon his death, nothing...

Thank you for your responses, but why would I have to have an attorney? Why can't I petition the court to ask for a lower family allowance? Isn't that commonly done? What pitfalls could I have by trying it myself?

What is the name of your state?Michigan Kent County My father passed away. He had a pour-over will and trust. Unfortunately, he had some bank accounts titled in his name only, not in the name of the trust, so they had to go through probate. The Personal Representative, who is also his spouse...