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When a loved one passes away in Minnesota, they often leave behind a will or other estate planning document. These documents are important in spelling out who will receive their assets upon their death. Sometimes these documents contain errors and are outdated. Or a...
Most Minnesota residents understand that when they die, their property is passed to individuals related to them who are called heirs. These individuals can take the property of the deceased individual either based on a statute the state has set up to govern such...
One of the basic requirements for a Minnesota will is that the testator be of sound mind. A large part of probate litigation consists of defining the limits of capacity necessary for making a valid estate plan.The legal baseline for testamentary capacity in...
When a Minnesota resident has a relative that is incapacitated in some way, they are often good at taking care of them. These vulnerable adults depend on others for almost every need they have. It is important that they are well protected and receive good care. When...
When a person is a beneficiary on a trust, they may not know all the important details. A trust beneficiary may think that they do not have any rights and that the trustee is in charge. But, beneficiaries in Minnesota do have some rights to make sure the trust is...
When a Minnesota resident is writing out their will or trust, their heirs expect that it is accurate and what the creator would want. Most of the time this is the case, but occasionally there is undue influence in estate planning. Families should learn what undue...
If we lived in an ideal world, all disputes would be easy to resolve and families would not get in contentious battles after a loved one’s death. This is often exactly what happens, though, and there are a variety of reasons. Regardless of what led to this point, if...
It is an all-too-common scenario for many Minnesotans-the personal representative of an estate not performing his duties. Is it possible to have the personal representative removed from the estate?There are many ways a personal representative of an estate can abuse...
A family trust is put in place to protect a family's assets and pass along these resources to future generations. But, occasionally these trusts run into family disputes in Minnesota. Trust disputes can be stressful for families and can lead to families suffering...
Estate planning often has many nuances based on family specifics. Each family is different, and there can be many issues that families run into based on the timing of their estate planning and family dynamics. There are times when a person's mental capacity may...