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No one in Minnesota honestly wants to see their children, other loved ones or even beloved charities engaged in a court battle after his or her death. Probate litigation, it must be admitted, usually means that some of the inheritance, sometimes a good portion, will...
Some Minnesotans may be familiar with the work of Maurice Sendak, who wrote and illustrated many books of so-called children's literature. His most famous work is probably "Where the Wild Things Are." Now, and unfortunately for his family and friends, a dispute over...
Several of our recent posts discussed how our Minnesota readers can be on the watch for and prevent unscrupulous people from taking advantage of their elderly loved ones. These people often prey on the elderly and can take a huge portion of their estates, leaving...
For our regular Minnesota readers, last week's post may have raised a question in their minds as to whether they may have elderly loved ones who have been subject to some form of financial scam. In addition to scams involving unnecessary living trusts, elderly...
Many Minnesota residents who are aging may turn to a financial advisor for help with managing their retirement portfolio. Most of these people are reputable who only have the best interests of their Minnesota clients in heart. Some, however, are less than scrupulous...
In many of its posts discussing estate disputes, this blog has alluded briefly to the requirements that every resident of this state must follow in order to create a valid will in Minnesota.While these requirements can present complicated questions and will usually...
As last week's post reported, probate litigation in Minnesota can be relatively easy to initiate. However, the probate litigation experience is very stressful, time-consuming and costly to see to its ultimate conclusion.Fortunately, the law offices of Rodney J. Mason,...
While probate litigation in Minnesota is unique in many respects, in a lot of other ways, a probate dispute will play out in court in the same manner as any other lawsuit. It is important to understand this basic process for two reasons. One, it can help a person both...
As has been reported on this blog in the past, there are many people in Minnesota and elsewhere who may try to sell residents, particularly senior citizens, a revocable living trust, claiming that the device will "avoid probate" and implying that it is a sure-fire way...
As last week's post on this blog reported, sometimes probate disputes are not so much about the value of an estate as they are about how to interpret the estate's governing documents, like the will or the trust instrument. Thus, Minnesota families may find themselves...