Inheritances

It is often said in Minnesota that a family's conflicts over inheritance lie under the surface, but one family's intergenerational business battle is truly subterranean. The heirs of the family that owns one of the most-visited underground caves in the nation has been...

When a person dies without a valid will, the state figures out how to distribute the person's estate based on what's called the law of intestate succession. Minnesota, like every other state, has a law that decides whom the heirs of the estate will be in these cases....

Twin Cities readers who tuned into a previous discussion about probate litigation involving the Catholic order known as the Legion of Christ may be interested to hear about recent developments in a separate but similar case. The first case involved a will contest...

Nobody likes to see a criminal profit from illicit activity, even when it comes to probate proceedings. Twin Cities readers may be familiar with so-called "slayer statutes" that act to bar convicted murderers from benefiting from the estates of their victims. In one...

Twin Cities readers who followed a previous story involving the heirs to the Benihana restaurant chain may be interested to learn that a recent court ruling has settled outstanding questions relating to two documents that may determine the future disposition of a...

A judge recently approved a settlement in a three year long dispute over the estate of the man behind the development of shopping malls throughout the Midwest, including St. Paul and other parts of Minnesota. Melvin Simon, who founded the Simon Property Group, died at...

The executor of the estate of a wealthy heiress has recently raised claims that may have some Twin Cities residents taking a second look at the relationship between vulnerable loved ones and their doctors. The executor claims that doctors seized upon the elderly...

Leaving a legacy of faith may be on the mind of many Twin Cities residents. A gift in recognition of one's spiritual or religious affiliations can provide a sense of personal fulfillment in return for the personal support a faith-based organization provides over a...

Twin Cities readers who followed July's story about an estate dispute over a collectibles business valued at nearly $3 million may be interested to learn that the venerable memorabilia dealership has reopened its doors. An August court ruling in favor of the business...