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As this blog has mentioned many times, probate disputes are oftentimes costly both in terms of legal fees and in terms of time and emotional stress. For Minnesota families involved in probate litigation, it is usually important that the case get resolved quickly and...
Many Minnesotans may have seen or heard about kits that walk a person through the drafting of a will. While it is certainly one's personal choice whether or not to use these sorts of products, the resident of Saint Paul should be aware of the fact that homemade wills,...
A recent post on this blog discussed the responsibilities that a resident of Saint Paul, Minnesota, would have were he or she to agree to be a trustee of a Minnesota trust. As a person reading this post could conclude, trust administration involves many detailed tasks...
Even Minnesota residents who have heard of a holographic will may not know exactly what this kind of document is. A holographic will is actually a will written in the handwriting of the person making the will, known as the testator, and then signed and dated by the...
A trustee in Minnesota has several important responsibilities that he or she must perform properly if he or she chooses to take on the management of a trust. Some residents of Saint Paul who have to deal with a trust personally may wonder exactly what these...
Before any of this blog's Minnesota readers get the impression that probate litigation only happens when there is a lot of money at stake, they should be aware of the unfolding story of the probate fight involving the will of the mother of a big city mayor. The mayor...
Last week's post discussed how a Minnesota resident can, even if not able to handle his or her day-to-day affairs, can still be considered legally "competent" to write or revise a will. The implications of this are significant. In effect, a person may not have the...
Last week's post discussed how a person who wishes to write a will in Minnesota must have the "competency" to do so. The post also explained that showing "competency" to write a will is fairly easy. All a Minnesota resident need be able to do is show that he or she...
Last week's post discussed how a family is trying to have the business decisions of an NFL owner in another state declared invalid because the owner was not "competent" to make them. Albeit a slightly differently set of facts, this story could make some residents of...
Because it is story that has attracted national attention in the world of sports and was even reported on this blog a few weeks ago, many residents of Saint Paul, Minnesota, may be aware of the ongoing dispute between an NFL owner in another state and some of his...