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The family of a famous artist who succumbed to the effects of a stoke and cancer last year is now in the midst of a court battle in which they are challenging a will that they say does not truly reflect their mother's intentions. Because this artist is nationally...
Although our law office has the willingness and the experience to see a hotly contested trust dispute all the way through a trial, many Saint Paul, Minnesota, residents who have the misfortune of having to deal with a messy trust fight, quite possibly with family...
Currently legal in five states, the controversial issue of assisted suicide has been brought to the forefront of Minnesotans' minds as the Compassionate Care Act, which could potentially legalize assisted suicide, was recently heard in the state Senate. The bill would...
One of the benefits that trusts offer when compared to other estate planning documents is the possibility of entering what Minnesota law calls a "nonjudicial settlement agreement." When two or more parties have a trust dispute or even just want to memorialize their...
A recent post on this blog discussed how a Minnesota resident's desire to leave money to a charity in his or her will or trust documents can backfire and lead to probate litigation. For example, sometimes the other heirs feel that the charity is granted too large of a...
This blog has on previous occasions discussed how Minnesota residents can go about placing a dollar value on items that can prove difficult to price. Estate valuation can be a touchy subject during the probate process precisely because some of the most valuable items...
As this blog has reminded its Minnesota readers many times, trust litigation does not necessarily have to be between family members. Oftentimes, residents of Saint Paul may want to set up a charitable trust that will benefit a person's favorite house of worship,...
Our Minnesota readers may remember that several weeks ago, this blog reported on a developing court battle involving a media mogul, who is over 90, and his former girlfriend. The former girlfriend, 40 years the man's junior, was acting as the businessman's health care...
As last week's post discussed, being a personal representative in Minnesota carries with it a lot of responsibility and exposes the personal representative to a lot of potential pitfalls. Many of the probate mistakes discussed last week are not uncommon, nor are they...
As this blog has stated before, personal representatives in Minnesota have the difficult job of managing a deceased person's estate, a process that can take considerable time and effort between learning about and gathering a person's assets.A Saint Paul, Minnesota,...