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Legal Plan is administered by Hyatt Legal Plans. You pay
a low monthly fee through after-tax payroll deductions.
Then, when you need help with a personal legal matter, you
call Hyatt’s toll-free number or go online to www.legalplans.com
to identify an attorney in private practice in your area
who participates with Hyatt. Your plan attorney will maintain
strict confidentiality.
Low-Cost
Help with a Variety of Legal Matters
For the cost of your monthly premium, you can receive professional
legal assistance with matters like these:
- Wills
and estate planning, including living wills, powers of
attorney, trusts and codicils (updates to wills).
- Real
estate matters, including eviction defense; problems with
your landlord; and buying, selling or refinancing your
home.
- Family
law matters, including name change, uncontested adoption
and guardianship. (Note that the plan covers advice about
divorce but does not cover representation in a divorce
case.)
- Debt
defense (problems with creditors).
- Defense
of civil lawsuits.
- Document
preparation, including deeds, demand letters, promissory
notes and mortgages.
One
of the most valuable features of the Group Legal Services
plan is that it covers telephone advice and office consultations.
So, even if you are not sure you need legal representation,
or if you need guidance with a legal matter not covered
by the plan, your legal plan covers the initial consultation
at no cost to you.
If
you need representation on a matter not covered by the plan,
your Hyatt Plan attorney will give you a written fee agreement
in advance. That means you’ll know from the start what
those services will cost you.
Coverage
Exception
You cannot use legal plan services to file a lawsuit against
the University of Michigan.
For
More Information
For additional information, call Hyatt Legal Plans directly
at 1-800-821-6400. The Hyatt Web address is http://www.legalplans.com/.
To access University of Michigan legal plan information,
select "Thinking about Enrolling" at the top of the main
page, then enter the password 2100010 for "member only"
or 2110010 for "member plus one."
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