When Guardianship Can be or Will be Changed It may feel like your guardianship will last forever. However, on the contrary, there’s a bit of finalization to your role that you may not have realized. Minnesota guardianship law says that someone can try to petition for your removal as a guardian for any good reason….
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How to Involve Your Spouse in Estate Planning
How to Involve Your Spouse in Estate Planning You may have your car and your spouse might have their van. That’s all fine and dandy. Though, perhaps you want to start having a few talks. Questions concerning where the property goes to once one of you or both of you are gone might need to…
What is a Financial Power of Attorney?
What is a Financial Power of Attorney? Medical power of attorney is one thing while financial power of attorney is another thing. Sure, both are genres of POA and a power of attorney lawyer can help you with both. Though, the kinds of powers they individually grant are practically opposite sides to the spectrum. Most…
Revocable Trust for a Pet | Minnesota Trust Law
Minnesota Revocable Trust for a Pet Even if you’ve set up things for your pets to live in your estate for the rest of their days, it’s wise to create a pet trust that provides for their needs. This is no joke and is a serious part of estate planning law. You can actually leave…
Avoiding Estate Planning Mistakes in the Wake of Corona Virus
Avoiding Estate Planning Mistakes Estate planning is a powerful tool. This is especially true in the wake of the unprecedented Corona Virus outbreak. Though, because of how much Minnesota estate planning law Minnesota Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts | MN Estate Planning encompasses, it’s easy to get confused and/or miss some key parts. Not only are…
How to avoid probate with estate planning | Minnesota Law
How to avoid probate with estate planning? Many people ask our law office they should conduct Minnesota estate planning. Or, another common question is: what is estate planning? At a minimum, most clients have some desire to avoid a legal process called “probate” Estate planning to avoid probate Attorneys use the term “Estate Planning” to…
Preparing for Incapacity | Minnesota Wills, Trusts, and Guardianships
All of us have the potential to become incapacitated at any given point in time. It’s not a nice truth, but it’s a truth, nevertheless. Some of us see it happening years beforehand. Others of us see it only seconds before it’s already too late, leaving us unable to continue living our lives to the…
How to prepare for estate planning | MN Wills & Trusts
How to Prepare for Estate Planning Why: Keep Family Together Estate planning exits to ensure that your possessions go to where you want them to go. For example, let’s say that you have three children that you want to pass your estate to. However, much to your disappointment, there exists some underlying sibling rivalry between…
MN Wills and Trusts | Do I need a lawyer for estate planning?
Why You Need a Lawyer for Estate Planning You probably know your estate relatively well. Or perhaps there are a few details that are a little bit fuzzy. Regardless of what you know about your estate itself, you still need a lawyer to help you plan out your Minnesota estate. There’s a lot more to…
Minnesota Requirement to Probate a Will
Questions about the Minnesota requirements to probate a Will? Read on for an article of what exactly this Minnesota “probate” process is, what it entails, and what the requirements are. Minnesota, like many other states, relies upon it’s own particular version of The Uniform Probate Code. What is this code? Basically, it is a uniform,…