Estate Planning

Estate planning documents can accomplish a variety of goals, from preserving assets to assigning substitute decision-makers. However, on a grander scale, an estate plan can serve as a way of sharing and protecting your values and beliefs. If your motivations to create...

People often think about their estate plan as a way to protect their financial wishes and maximize gifts to beneficiaries when they pass away. However, there is another critical element of an estate plan: the nomination of a health care agent. A health care agent has...

While guardians and conservators often seem to be interchangeable, under Minnesota law, the two roles actually have different responsibilities. Guardians are typically meant to care for a ward’s personal needs, while a conservator cares for a protected person’s...

Children are constantly changing and growing. They become more independent, they make mistakes, and they hopefully also find success; they have relationships and start their own families. If you are a parent, you are likely already making frequent adjustments in...

Though will challenges are rare in Minnesota, they do happen. Challenges most commonly occur when the testator has amended their will late in life, or when one or more children do not receive an equal share of the inheritance. If an heir or other interested party...