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When Minnesota residents die without a will, their heirs are typically next in line to receive all their assets. If you've recently lost a loved one, you might be wondering if you're entitled to a portion of their estate. Here's how you can figure out if you're one of...
As a general rule, you are free to disinherit your spouse for almost any reason that you could imagine. However, under Minnesota law, that person may still have a claim to a portion of your assets after your passing. This may be true whether those assets were listed...
To ensure that their assets are distributed evenly after they die, many people set up trusts in their estate plans. A trust gives a person individual control of financial assets and entrusts them with distributing these assets to the beneficiaries. If you have a loved...
While wills can only be contested for certain reasons, they also can only be contested by certain people. Generally, only those who could be personally or financially affected by the will have the legal standing to file a will contest. Who can contest a will? Those...
Losing a loved one is hard. It is particularly difficult when you suspect his or her wishes are not being respected. This happens if your loved one's will seems to have been tampered with. However, proving your loved one's will is invalid can be difficult. Here are...
Disagreements between members of blended families can go on subtly for years. Often there is one family member who glues the others together as a family, and when that person dies, the smoldering disagreements can escalate into probate litigation. Stepmothers and...
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, passed away recently. Allen leaves no spouse or children to inherit his vast $26 billion fortune and considerable assets. This leaves the question of which individuals and what companies may inherit the Allen estate.Allen's success...
In Minnesota, there can be estate situations in which a person wants to leave their spouse out of their will or other uncommon events. When this occurs, it is important that estate documents are drawn up correctly or there can be many complications among heirs....
When a person has been named a beneficiary of a loved one's estate in Minnesota, it is often viewed as a special gift. Most of the time, disbursements of assets to beneficiaries occur without incidence, but sometimes beneficiaries may wonder if they have any rights....
If your loved one died in Minnesota leaving a Last Will and Testament, you may have felt shocked when you discovered the provisions of that will. You may not have inherited the things or amount to which you feel you are entitled. Before you mount an official will...