WHAT WE DO
Here at The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox, PLLC, we provide Legal representation and guidance in the areas of Family Law and Elder Law. Family Law consists of Divorce, Custody/Parenting time cases, Child Support, Prenuptial and Postnuptial agreements. Elder Law consists of Estate Planning (Trusts, Wills, Medical Power of Attorney, Financial Power of Attorney, HIPPA documents), Probate cases, Will and Trust Contests, Guardian and Conservatorship cases, Nursing Medicaid Planning, Application and Asset Protection as well as Trust Administration cases.
WHERE WE WORK
Our primary office is in Grand Rapids; however, we represent clients in all of West Michigan, including Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Ionia, Montcalm and Newaygo Counties. We have a satellite office in St. Joseph as well. Being licensed in Michigan and Florida gives our firm an advantage in assisting our Estate Planning clients with secondary properties in Florida.
WHO WE ARE
Our firm consists of one lead Attorney, three paralegals, a legal assistant and a firm manager. When you hire our firm, you will be a part of a well-organized, intelligent and friendly team. We will work together with you to accomplish your legal needs with compassion, honesty, integrity, kindness and care
Overview of The Law of Offices of Sean Cox
Our Services
FAMILY LAW
When your family’s needs change, it is imperative you seek representation from an experienced family law attorney in Grand Rapids MI.
The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox
Your Trusted Legal Team in Grand Rapids, MI
Hiring an attorney is one of the most important decisions you’ll make, and you’ll need nothing short of the best legal team in Grand Rapids, MI knowing you’ll have our full support. We understand that when you seek our help, you may be going through a difficult time. Our commitment is to ensure our clients are treated with compassion, patience, and empathy. Most importantly, you can rely on the experience and knowledge of our attorney, who has been fighting for clients’ causes for over 30 years.
Our Primary Attorney has over 30 years of experience!
At the Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox, our attorney has practiced law for over 30 years, representing clients in Divorce and Family Law. Throughout the proceedings, our law firm stands committed to your cause, offering a compassionate approach to each client seeking a legal solution. Our attorney is an expert with extensive experience in various legal areas and is well respected in the legal community for his commitment to resolving cases efficiently. Whenever possible, we strive to settle cases through mediation or other collaborative processes, avoiding lengthy trials. We also provide clients with strategies to protect their assets, avoid excessive taxation, and plan for the future.
You can expect the compassionate attorneys at The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox to:
The dedication and experience we bring to the table make our firm the ideal choice for legal counseling in Grand Rapids, MI.
The legal team at The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox Specialize in:
Divorce
Divorce spells a significant turn in one’s life. It can be both financially and emotionally taxing. At The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox, we are home to one of the best attorneys in Michigan who understands the financial and emotional strain that a divorce entails.
You can count on one of the best divorce lawyers in Grand Rapids MI to help you with divorce cases that revolve around the following:
Property Division: Our attorney will carefully assess all your assets, including your retirement accounts, real property, business interests, investments, etc. We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that you walk away from your divorce with a fair and equitable property settlement.
Custody and Child Support: We will fight for your custody rights and to ensure that your child’s best interests are being met. We will ensure that your custody case is well prepared for the required hearings at court, as well as at mediation and any Friend of the Court investigations. Sean Cox has gone to trial in over hundreds of custody cases when they simply cannot be settled. We ensure the obligations on you for child support are fair. We can advocate for modifications if you aren’t satisfied with the Friend of the Court recommendation. Our lawyers aggressively advocate for custody and child support arrangements on your behalf while making your child’s best interest first and foremost.
Parenting Time/Visitation: We will ensure that you have a parenting time, or visitation schedule that provides you with ample opportunity to preserve the bond between you and your children. We believe wholeheartedly that no parent should be relegated to a weekend only parenting time schedule. We fight to ensure that you have the most time possible with your children including holidays, vacations and a summer schedule that has you remaining an important part of your children’s upbringing after divorce.
Spousal Support: You can count on our lawyers to defend you against an unreasonable claim or help you secure a fair amount of alimony.
Motions for change of domicile: We also assist clients when they seek to move out of the State of Michigan with their child or children to another State. We also regularly help clients defend change of domicile motions where the other parent is seeking to move out of State. The change of Domicile Statute has very specific elements and we assist clients in presenting a case for every element involved to either get permission from the Court to move or stop their co-parent from moving out of the State of Michigan.
Lombardo Hearings: When two parties share joint legal custody and they disagree as to where their child should attend school, the Court must order an evidentiary hearing to determine which school is best in accordance with the Lombardo vs. Lombardo case.
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements: We provide our clients with airtight Prenuptial and Postnuptial agreements. You can rest assured that we protect your family business, your premarital property, your inheritances that you may have received or anticipate receiving in the future. These agreements can also be used to ensure that neither party to the divorce will pay spousal support or alimony. These agreements will ensure that you can protect special or separate assets in the event of divorce.
Adoption: You can count on our family lawyers in Grand Rapids MI to guide you through the formalities that come with adoption
Personal Protection Orders: We frequently assist our clients with Personal Protection Order matters because they so often become a typical outgrowth of a divorce and/or custody case. We can obtain Personal Protection Orders for our clients when they need to be protected from domestic violence or stalking. We can also defend our clients against frivolous Personal Protection Orders by filing a motion to terminate or modify the order.
Elder Law
At The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox, we are home to the best Elder Law Attorney in Grand Rapids, MI who offers the following services, our firm also has a team specializing in legal matters related to elder care and estate planning. As our loved ones age, these matters become increasingly important, and you need an attorney who can guide you through the legal complexities with ease.
Elder Care Planning: Our lawyers offer guidance to clients of all ages to ensure they have a rock-solid estate plan, including Trusts, Wills, Durable Power of Attorney, Patient Advocate documents, and HIPAA Authorizations. We also prepare Deeds to ensure that your real properties are transferred to your trust. We will ensure that your final wishes are followed exactly the way you want them to be. We design our Estate Plans to also be a part of our Nursing Home Medicaid asset protection strategy to make certain that if you ever have to go into a nursing home, we are able to protect your hard-earned financial nest egg and your house.
Probate Assistance: We provide people with representation in all aspects of Probate. Probate typically consists of opening a Probate Estate when someone has died with a will or intestate (without a will). We also help with Trust and Will contests. We also assist in the filing of Guardianships and Conservatorships for minors and adults, as well as developmentally disabled adults. Some of our clients will object to the appointment of a guardian or conservator and we can take that issue to a hearing to argue that the client or another loved one may be a better guardian for the person we are trying to protect.
Asset Protection: We provide people with asset protection planning so our clients don’t have to worry about losing their homes and their financial assets when entering a nursing home or assisted living facility. We design Irrevocable Trusts or Medicaid Asset Trusts for this purpose as well as other strategies such as gifting or transferring property ahead of the 5 year look back period for Nursing Home Medicaid.
Estate Planning: At The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox, we specialize in creating estate plans that can honor your wishes and protect your wealth.
Trust Administration: We represent clients for Trust Administration when their loved ones pass away with an existing Trust. We ensure that the Trust maker’s wishes are followed, and we assist the Trustee in making sure that the Trust assets are protected and distributed correctly. We also make certain that the Trustee meets all of their obligations in the Trust code to close out the Trust smoothly.
Guardianship and/or Conservatorship: We represent clients in Guardianship and Conservatorship cases. We assist family members who have taken custody of a child or children in cases where the children have struggling parents who may have trouble with the legal system or perhaps a drug or alcohol problem. We work to protect the rights of those grandparents, or aunts, uncles, or family friends who have agreed to care for and raise the children, sometimes on a temporary basis. The Guardian can apply for adoption after being guardians for 2 years. We also represent adults with dementia or other cognitive or physical challenges who may need a guardian and or conservator.
Medicaid Planning: We represent clients in Medicaid Planning as well. We are able to use Irrevocable Trusts and other asset protection strategies to ensure that our clients don’t have to worry about losing their life savings or their home to the devastating costs of a nursing home.
Special Needs Planning: We represent clients with special needs planning. We design Special Needs Trusts to ensure that our disabled clients can receive inheritances or lawsuit settlements into the Trust and not have to worry about losing their social security benefits or Medicaid health insurance.
ou can count on the top Grand Rapids estate planning attorneys to draft comprehensive wills, create asset-protection trusts, plan elder care, and more to safeguard your legacy.
Why Choose The Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox
Choosing the right legal representation is critical. Here’s what to expect when we are representing you:
When you choose us, you can trust that you’re in experienced hands.
YOUR INITIAL CONSULTATION WITH OUR GRAND RAPIDS ATTORNEYS IS FREE!
Whether you need assistance with Divorce or are seeking guidance on various Trust and Estate Planning issues, our attorneys are always ready to provide counsel with experience, expertise, and compassion. Finding the right legal representation in Grand Rapids, MI, is made easier when you turn to our team.
Testimonials
“Your kind, compassionate and professional demeanor shined through and helped us see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
“I’ve dealt with many attorneys over my lifetime, but none more impressive than you. Your professionalism, courtesy, and compassion were really second-to-none in my experience. For this I am grateful.”
“You have no idea how you’ve changed the quality of our lives. When I had to move out-of-state to take a new job, I was afraid I’d never see my children again. Thanks to you, my children are safe, secure and happy! I cannot begin to thank you enough for your wise counsel in this difficult situation.”
