What Do You Need to Know About Leaving Your Estate to Charity?
From tax perks to ensuring that a cause you support is furthered, there are many benefits to leaving your Minnesota estate to charity. However, there are also some important considerations you should...
View ArticleIs a Pour-Over Will Right for You?
Estate planning can be complicated. One of the biggest reasons it can be so difficult is that there is so much at stake: your legacy, your assets, and the well-being of your heirs. Another reason is...
View ArticleDo Your Adoption NOW!
A Minneapolis Estate Planning Lawyer Stresses the Need for LGBT Couples to Complete Their Adoptions NOW!!! I'm sure you're now aware of the current Federal Administration's continued hostility toward...
View ArticleWhat Do You Need to Know About Probate?
If you have ever considered or participated in estate planning, the term “probate” has likely come up. What is probate and why is it important? Is probate helpful or harmful to your estate planning?...
View ArticleWhen Should You Start Thinking About Estate Planning?
One of the most common questions we get at Unique Estate Law is when you should start thinking about estate planning. While earlier is always better, we know that everyone’s life circumstances are a...
View ArticleSelecting a Trustee: What Are a Trustee’s Duties and Responsibilities?
A trust allows you to provide for others, and all trusts are managed by an individual known as a trustee. It is important to select an appropriate and responsible trustee to ensure your intent is...
View ArticleCommon Mistakes People Make When Estate Planning
At Unique Estate Law, we know that estate planning can seem complicated. If you try to do it on your own, without the benefit of an estate planning attorney, it usually is! However, even if you consult...
View ArticleMake Estate Planning Your New Year’s Resolution!
Many of us made New Year’s resolutions at the start of 2019. Many times, our resolutions involve improving our financial health, taking up a new hobby, or finally doing something we’ve put off for a...
View ArticleProviding for a Special Needs Child in Your Estate
Every parent worries about what will happen to their children after they die. This is particularly true for parents of special needs children, for whom there is unfortunately not always assurance of...
View ArticleTrust and Estate Mediations
A mediation is when a neutral third party, the “mediator,” aids disputing parties in reaching a resolution to the conflict through a structured, interactive process. There are many types of conflicts...
View ArticleEstate and Gift Taxes
Estate planning, when done properly, looks at many different angles above and beyond simply discussing who you wish to leave assets to. For instance, considering the tax consequences of your estate is...
View ArticleProbate and the Personal Representative, A Series: Part I, Paying for the...
Minnesota Probate Lawyer Explains Who Is Responsible for Paying Probate FeesRecently, a client came to me to help her handle her father’s estate. Dad had been sick for many years and attempted to plan...
View ArticleProbate and the Personal Representative, A Series: Part Ii, Probate Fees and...
A Minneapolis Probate Attorney Explains the Fees Associated with Handling a ProbateIn Part I of this series, I explained who is responsible for paying the fees to open up a probate. Now I will turn to...
View ArticleWhen Beneficiaries Are Not Ready for an Inheritance
Our families and loved ones come in the forms of various people with their own personal challenges and struggles. Some of these people are still learning and exploring what path their lives might take....
View ArticleProbate and the Personal Representative, A Series: Part III, Does the...
Minnesota Probate Attorney Explains Compensation for a Personal Representative Your sister asks if you will act the personal representative for her estate if anything happens to her. She passes away...
View ArticleProbate and the Personal Representative, A Series: Part IV, Does the Personal...
A Minnesota Probate Attorney Verifies That Payments to Compensate a Personal Representative (Executor) Are TaxableYou agree to act as the Personal Representative of your sister's Estate. After a few...
View ArticleMinnesota Trust Taxation
On June 28th, the Supreme Court denied review of a Minnesota case regarding the state’s taxation of trust income. The 2014 case was about Minnesota’s taxation of the income generated by four trusts....
View ArticleGrounds for Contesting a Will
A will is a legal instrument utilized to, among other things, establish the terms of distributing the assets of a decedent’s estate to his or her heirs. In some instances, an heir or beneficiary may be...
View ArticleImpact of Court Challenge of Minnesota Trust Taxation
Challenges to Minnesota’s trust taxation have weaved their way through the court system. Those who incurred tax liability on trusts fought the taxation and won. After appeals affirmed lower court...
View ArticleHow Long Does Probate Take in Minnesota?
Probate is the process in which a deceased person’s assets are gathered, debts are paid, and assets are distributed to beneficiaries. Basically, it is the court-overseen process of wrapping up a...
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