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    • How to Protect Your Assets from Marriage and Divorce
    • What Does an Asset Protection Lawyer Do?
    • Beware the Squandering Beneficiary
    • Learn About Medicaid Gifts
    • How Does an Asset Protection Trust Work?
    • Explaining “Countable Resources”
    • Top 3 Asset Protection Strategies
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    • Can a Living Trust Help with Asset Protection?
    • Free Report: How Much Can Pass Free of Federal Estate Tax?
    • Do You Need Asset Protection? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself
    • Asset Protection in Fertile Minnesota: Frequently Asked Questions
  • Category: Baby Boomers
    • Baby Boomers and Retirement Planning
    • Elder Law Myths You Should Know
    • Number of Older Drivers on the Road Rises as Boomers Age
  • Category: Bbuy-Sell Agreement in North Dakota
    • Simple Buy Sell Agreement
    • What Is a Partnership Buy Sell Agreement?
  • Category: Beneficiary Designations
    • How to Handle a Spendthrift Beneficiary
    • 7 Things You May Have Forgotten Since You Did Your Estate Planning
    • Appoint a Competent and Honest Executor/ Personal Representative
    • Your Estate Plan: Common Mistakes to Avoid (part 1 of 2)
  • Category: business succession planning
    • Using Entities in Estate Planning
  • Category: Buy-Sell Agreement in North Dakota
    • Is Your Small Business Protected?
    • What Is Family and Business Succession Planning?
    • What Is a Buy-Sell Agreement
  • Category: Charitable Planning
    • Your Estate And Your Favorite Cause – 3 Tips For Picking The Right Charity
    • How to Avoid Estate Tax
  • Category: Charitable Remainder Trust
  • Category: Digital Assets
    • 2 Reasons Your Estate Plan May Need to Change
    • Your Old Estate Plan – Updating it For Pets
    • A New Alternative to Tombstones: The Digital Memorial
  • Category: Durable Power of Attorney
    • Why Is a Durable Power of Attorney Different?
    • Free Report: Should I Have a Durable Power of Attorney in North Dakota
  • Category: Elder Law
    • North Dakota Ranked 33rd in Elder Protection
    • Financial Abuse of the Elderly
    • Is Elder Abuse a Crime in North Dakota?
    • What Is the Definition of Elder Law?
    • Reasons a Nursing Home Can Legally Evict You
    • North Dakota Lands in the Middle of State Rankings for Elder Abuse Protection
    • Will Social Security Retirement Benefits Be Enough?
    • What to Do after an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
    • Grand Forks Elder Law — Taking Care of Caregivers
    • Grand Forks Nursing Home Attorneys Explain Your Options If You Suspect Abuse
    • Why Would I Need an Elder Law Lawyer?
    • Rural Elderly Will Suffer as a Result of Opioid Epidemic Say Experts
    • Top 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Nursing Home
    • New Test Predicts Age of Alzheimer’s Onset
    • When Is Guardianship the Best Option?
    • Nursing Home Risks — Pneumonia
    • 3 Reasons You Might Need an Elder Law Attorney
    • What Type of Cases Fall Within the Area of Elder law?
    • What Is the Veterans Aid and Attendance Special Pension?
    • Tips for Keeping Seniors Safe behind the Wheel
    • How Common Is Nursing Home Abuse?
    • How to Handle Financial Exploitation of a Senior in North Dakota
    • Addressing Nursing Home Expenses
    • Elder Law Consultation Can Prevent Hardships
    • Can I Give Away Assets to Qualify for Medicaid?
    • Elder Law FAQs: How Common Is Alzheimer’s Disease?
    • Aging Parents & Medicaid Planning
    • Can Assets in a Living Trust Impact Medicaid Eligibility?
    • Elder Care: The Imperfect Storm
    • Medicaid and Long-Term Care: A Brief Primer
    • Medicaid Planning: What Can the Healthy Spouse Keep?
    • Free Report: What Questions Should I Ask an Elder Law Attorney in North Dakota
    • What Is the Medicaid Look-Back?
    • Will a Trust Provide Nursing Home Asset Protection?
    • Medicaid Planning: What Can the Healthy Spouse Keep?
    • What Questions Should I Ask an Elder Law Attorney?
    • Free Report: What Is an Elder Law Attorney in North Dakota
    • Is There a Medicaid Asset Limit?
    • Does a Trust Protect Assets From a Nursing Home?
    • What Is the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid?
    • Keep an Eye Out for Your Aging Parents This Holiday Season
    • Nursing Home Dangers in Fertile Minnesota
    • 3 Common Elder Law Situations
    • Universal Design Finding Broader Appeal
    • Healthcare Law Will Bring Sweeping Changes, but Millions Don’t Know About Them
    • Many Different Paths to Elder Law
    • Think About Asset Protection When Mom and Dad Need Elder Care
    • The Grave is No Barrier to Identity Thieves
    • 5 Steps for How to Survive Aging Parents Who Behave Badly
    • Senior Independence is More Than Just Staying in Your Home
    • The ICE Card: A Simple Precaution Every Person Should Take
    • More Elderly Staying in the Workforce
    • Medicaid Expansion Moving Ahead in 22 States
    • Indicators of Elder Abuse
    • Novel, Regular Engaged Activity is Good for You
    • New Jersey Aims to Prevent “Granny Snatching”
    • Multi-Generational Homes on the Increase
    • Maryland Beefs-Up Elder Law Protections
    • Financial Elder Abuse in Missouri May Become a Felony Offense
    • Paying For Your Extended Care, and Your Parent’s
    • Recession’s Impact Still Being Felt in Medicaid Costs
    • Security Breach Threatens South Carolina Medicaid Patients
    • Medicaid Coverage To Expand To Millions More Americans
    • More Medicaid Patients Have Difficulty Getting To Their Doctor
    • Social Security Cost Of Living Adjustment Coming In 2012
    • Alzheimer’s & Incapacity Planning
    • What Are Advance Health Care Directives?
    • Long-Term Care Costs A Cause For Concern
    • Aging at Home Can Be a Long Term Care Option
    • Beware of Elder Abuse!
    • Consider a Caretaker Agreement
  • Category: Estate Planning
    • Double Your Gifting with Spousal Gift-Splitting
    • The Intersection of Legacy Contacts and Estate Planning
    • 5 Estate Planning Mistakes You Do Not Want to Make
    • Where Should I Keep My Will?
    • It’s Better to Give Than to Receive
    • Tax Planning for 2022
    • Common Estate Planning Steps
    • ABLE Accounts Complement Special Needs Trusts
    • How Using Specific Bequests Could Cost Beneficiaries their Inheritance
    • Trust Distribution Standards May Be Very Broad
    • It’s Important to Have a Coordinated Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning Reduces Stress During High Anxiety Times
    • Changing “Irrevocable” Trusts Through Use of a Trust Protector
    • How Estate Planning Documents Help Prevent Elder Abuse
    • Charitable Planning in Times of Crisis
    • The Kiddie Tax is No Child’s Game
    • Donor Advised Funds: Too Good to Be True?
    • Roth IRAs Can Be a Great Planning Strategy: Advanced
    • Revocable Trusts Are Not Always Treated the Same as an Individual
    • Taxation of Nongrantor Trusts
    • Will I Inherit from My Father’s Estate If I Was Born Out of Wedlock?
    • Dangers of Do-It-Yourself Estate Planning
    • Tax Reporting with Trusts
    • Advantages of Using a “Grantor Trust” in Planning
    • Plan Now for the Incredible Shrinking Exclusion
    • Roth IRAs Can Be a Great Planning Strategy: Basics
    • The Role of the Estate Planning Attorney
    • Use It Before It’s Gone
    • Beneficiary Designations
    • How to Dispose of “Stuff”
    • “Last Will and Testament” Origin
    • Staying Current is Especially Important in the Pandemic
    • Fair Isn’t Always Equal and Vice Versa
    • What’s an “Atom Bomb” or “Contingent Remainder” Beneficiary?
    • How to Protect Your Partner
    • Academy’s Fall Summit Virtually Perfect
    • Chadwick Boseman Demonstrates the Importance of Planning
    • The Basics: Financial Power of Attorney
    • Building Flexibility into Your Plan
    • Will Your Estate Plan Still Work If You Move?
    • Planning for Incapacity
    • Use the Exclusion or Lose It
    • The Basics: “HIPAA” Powers
    • Assignment and Nominee
    • Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 3
    • Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 2
    • Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky
    • Avoiding Family Chaos in the Coronavirus Age
    • Low-Interest Loans: An Estate Planning Technique
    • Uncompensated Transfers
    • Irrevocable Medicaid Trusts
    • Best Places to Retire: State Taxation
    • Whom Do You Want to Get Your Assets?
    • Planning for the Sandwich Generation
    • Choosing the Right Fiduciaries
    • Academy’s Spring Summit Virtually Perfect
    • Families Gather in Novel Ways in Pandemic
    • Economic Fallout from Coronavirus May Provide Opportunities
    • Estate Planning Terms You Need to Know
    • Joint Tenancy Pros and Cons
    • Coronavirus and Nursing Homes
    • Preparing for Coronavirus
    • Estate Planning Conference Discusses SECURE Act and More
    • Divorce and Your Estate Plan
    • Beneficiary Designations and Other Non-Probate Transfers
    • Planning for the SECURE Act
    • The SECURE Act and What It Means for You
    • Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 4 – Lack of Testamentary Capacity
    • How Will You Age in Place and Be Able to Die at Home?
    • Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 3 – Fraud
    • Tax Planning for 2020
    • The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 6: Why
    • The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 5: How
    • Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 2 – Undue Influence
    • Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 1 – Formal Requirements
    • What Is Portability?
    • Make Your Own Plan
    • Planning for Special Needs Children
    • Common Estate Planning Components Explained
    • The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 4: Where
    • The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 3: When
    • The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 2: What
    • The Questions of Estate Planning, Part I: Who
    • Continuing Legal Education in San Diego
    • Your Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones
    • Planning for the Unexpected
    • How Much is Too Much?
    • The Importance of Communicating Your Plans
    • 529 Plans: Planning for Education with a Tax and Asset Protection Bonus
    • Disinheritance
    • Planning for Step-Children
    • Planning for Education Expenses
    • Why Crowdfunding May Cost You Medicaid Eligibility
    • Many Reasons to Plan
    • Consequences of Modifying an Irrevocable Trust
    • Clarity is Key to Planning
    • Modifying an Irrevocable Trust
    • Trust Protectors Add Flexibility
    • Kiddie Tax is Worse Than Ever
    • Planning is Critical
    • What is a GST Trust?
    • Making Trusts More Flexible
    • New Tax Proposal re: Retirement Savings
    • What Documents Are Needed for Estate Planning?
    • When and Where You Die Matters
    • Staying Current on Estate Planning
    • What Are 529 Plans and What Are Their Advantages?
    • What are UGMA and UTMA Accounts?
    • ABLE Accounts
    • State Income Taxation of Nongrantor Trusts
    • State Income Taxation
    • Beneficiary Designations Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust
    • Nongrantor Trusts Can Be Very Useful in Certain Situations
    • Proposed Regulations Address “Clawback” Issue
    • How Are Trusts Taxed?
    • Grantor Trusts Provide Flexibility and Ease
    • Selecting an Agent
    • Estate Planning is About More Than Taxes
    • Aretha Franklin Died Intestate: What Does It Mean for Her Family?
    • Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an IRA
    • Turning the Page on 2018 and Looking Forward to 2019
    • Prenuptial Agreements Can Provide Remarriage Protection
    • Celebrity Estate Planning Lessons
    • You Never Know: Planning for the Unexpected
    • Planning for the Client Moving Overseas
    • Special Accounts for People with Special Needs
    • Estate Planning is for You, Not Just Your Parents or Grandparents
    • Planning for the Unexpected
    • Incapacity Planning
    • What Does an Estate Planning Attorney Do for You?
    • Planning to Avoid Too Much SALT
    • Trusts for Privacy
    • Planning for the International Client
    • What’s a 529 Plan and What Are the Benefits to Using One?
    • Estate Planning: It’s Not Just About the Estate Taxes
    • Top 5 Tips from Estate Planning Attorneys
    • Planning for Frequent Flyer Miles
    • Lessons to Learn from Celebrity Estate Planning Mistakes
    • Dead Hand Control: How Much is Too Much?
    • How to Make an Estate Plan That Takes Your Family’s Needs Into Account
    • Retirement: It’s not Just About the Money
    • 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 6: Taxes
    • Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate
    • 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 5: Retirement Assets
    • 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations
    • 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 3: Your Kids
    • 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 2: Long-Term Care
    • 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 1: Incapacity
    • How Are You Planning for Long-Term Care (LTC) Expenses?
    • Basis is Important in Estate Planning
    • Treasury Releases New Inflation Adjustment
    • Estate Planning: The Simplest Plan is Usually Not the Best
    • Estate Planning: Simple is not Always Better
    • Retirement is Complicated
    • Age-Related Retirement Milestones
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 2
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 1
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Advising Clients on Selecting Fiduciaries
    • Basics of Estate Planning: IRAs
    • Planning for Retirement Plans and IRAs: Asset Protection
    • Planning for Retirement Plans and IRAs: Beneficiary Designation
    • Sager Family Shows Perils of Blended Families
    • New Tax Law May Affect State Income Tax, Too!
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Privacy and Estate Planning
    • A Special Option for Special Kids
    • No Charitable Deduction in 2018?
    • Would You Prefer a Charitable Deduction This Year?
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Asset Protection
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Choosing a Roth or Traditional IRA (or 401k)
    • How Tax Reform Could Impact Various Families
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Getting the Most out of Charitable Gifts
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Two Common Mistakes with Trusts
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Estate Planning for Major Life Events
    • Tax Reform and the Estate Tax
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Lack of Coordination
    • Basics of Estate Planning: Portability
    • Celebrity Estate Planning
    • How Can an Estate Planning Lawyer Help Me?
    • What Happens If I Die Intestate?
    • You Were Appointed as the Executor – Now What?
    • How Nursing Home Costs Impact Your Estate Plan
    • When Do I Need an Estate Planning Attorney?
    • Should Financial Planning Be Part of My Estate Plan?
    • 3 Common Estate Planning Strategies for Farmers
    • Where Should You Turn to for Help with Estate Administration?
    • How Do Business Planning Services Fit into Your Estate Plan?
    • What Women Should Know About Estate Planning
    • Can an IRA Be Inherited Tax-Free?
    • Harsh Inheritance Planning Decisions Can Cause Family Unrest
    • How to Incorporate Business Planning into Your Estate Plan
    • Understanding Estate Administration
    • Estate Administration: Prior Planning Prevents Problems
    • Is There a Federal Inheritance Tax?
    • Appreciable Assets and Estate Tax Efficiency
    • What Is the Nomination of a Guardian?
    • Can My Spouse Use My Estate Tax Exclusion If I Die First?
    • Wills and Trusts: Debunking Misconceptions
    • Don’t Confuse These Estate Planning Terms
    • Citizenship Impacts Estate Tax Marital Deduction
    • Have You Considered Child Guardianship?
    • A Look at Three Advanced Estate Planning Techniques
    • End the Estate Planning Procrastination in 2016
    • When Can an Executor Distribute Inheritances?
    • Can My Son’s Creditors Take His Inheritance?
    • Farmers and Ranchers Face Estate Planning Challenges
    • A Charitable Remainder Trust Can Be Part of Your Legacy Plan
    • What Type of Trust Should I Use?
    • Estate Administration: Understand the Facts
    • What Does “Funding a Living Trust” Mean?
    • Inheritance Planning: Protect Your Children
    • Three Compelling Reasons to Plan Your Estate
    • No Change to Gift Tax Exclusion in 2016
    • Do Assets in a Living Trust Get a Step-Up in Basis?
    • Is a Living Trust More Effective Than a Will?
    • Are Assets in a Trust Subject to the Estate Tax?
    • Who Is Qualified to Create a Last Will?
    • Estate Planning: Errors Can Yield Unintended Consequences
    • Do I Need an Estate Plan When I Have a POD Account?
    • Estate Planning Is a Must for Parents of Minor Children
    • Estate Planning After a Divorce
    • Should I Use a Corporate Trustee?
    • Five Important Estate Planning Considerations
    • What Is a Charitable Lead Trust?
    • What Is Sandwich Generation Planning?
    • What Is the Difference Between a Living Trust and a Living Will?
    • A Look at Three Subtle Estate Planning Priorities
    • Can I Create My Own Estate Plan?
    • Why Is Estate Planning Important for Younger Adults?
    • What Is Included in My Estate Plan?
    • What Is Digital Estate Planning?
    • Who Needs a Will?
    • How Do I Change My Living Trust?
    • What Is a Self Proving Will?
    • What Is the Difference Between an Inheritance Tax and an Estate Tax?
    • What Advantages Do Trusts Provide?
    • What Are the Formal Requirements for a Valid Last Will?
    • Should I Change My Living Trust When I Acquire Assets?
    • Estate Planning FAQs: What Happens if I’m Single When I Die?
    • Estate Planning: What Do I Need to Know?
    • What Are the Gift Tax Exclusions?
    • Can a Trust Protect Family Wealth?
    • What Is Capital Gains Tax?
    • When Does a Living Trust Terminate?
    • When Will My Heirs Receive Their Inheritances?
    • Why Is a Living Trust Better Than a Power of Attorney?
    • Can I Give Gifts to Avoid the Estate Tax?
    • What Qualities Should I Look for in an Executor?
    • Is There a North Dakota State Estate Tax?
    • What Is A Living Will?
    • How Do I Fund My Living Trust?
    • Attend a Free Estate Planning Seminar
    • Why Should I Have a Durable Power of Attorney in Minnesota?
    • Free Report: Probate in Minnesota – Can It Be Avoided?
    • Who Can Act as a Living Trust Trustee?
    • What Happens to a Living Trust When One Spouse Dies?
    • Why Young People Think They Don’t Need Estate Plans, and Why They Are Wrong
    • What Is a Step-up in Basis?
    • Do I Need Anything in Addition to My Last Will?
    • What Is a Stretch IRA?
    • Will a Living Trust Reduce My Income Tax Exposure?
    • What Questions Should I Ask an Estate Planning Attorney?
    • When Is an Estate Tax Return Due?
    • Voice of the Woman: Ray’s Story
    • Estate Tax Exclusion Will Go Up in 2015
    • What Is an Executor?
    • What Is a Letter of Final Instruction?
    • What Is a Living Trust Successor Trustee?
    • Will My Heirs Be Forced to Pay an Inheritance Tax?
    • Should I Create a Joint Tenancy With My Child?
    • How Is Property Distributed When There Is No Last Will?
    • What Is a Qualified Domestic Trust?
    • Are Revocable Living Trusts Only for the Wealthy?
    • What Is an Irrevocable Trust?
    • Can I Create My Own Estate Planning Documents?
    • What Is an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust?
    • What Is the Most Important Estate Planning Document?
    • Do I Lose Control of Property in a Revocable Living Trust?
    • 3 Big Mistakes in Special Needs Planning
    • Probate in Grand Forks: Is It Always Required?
    • Can You Contest a Living Trust?
    • Why Would I Need a Pour-Over Will?
    • What Is a Qualified Personal Residence Trust?
    • What Is the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax?
    • Why Would I Want a Revocable Living Trust?
    • Do I Pay Taxes When Someone Leaves Me Money?
    • What Is Joint Tenancy With Right of Survivorship?
    • What Is a Living Will?
    • Should I Use My Gift and Estate Tax Exclusion While I’m Living?
    • Free Report: Incapacity Planning in North Dakota
    • What Is Estate Planning?
    • What Is a Special Needs Trust?
    • What Are the Drawbacks of Probate?
    • What Is a TOD or POD Account?
    • How Much Can You Transfer Free of the Federal Estate Tax?
    • Basic Estate Planning Rules to Help You Stay Focused
    • Foundational Estate Planning Tools
    • Useful Living Trust Tips
    • DIY Will Proves Problematic
    • DIY Estate Planning Mistakes That Can Cost You – Part 2
    • I’m Creating an Estate Plan. Should I Worry About the Statute of Limitations?
    • DIY Estate Planning Mistakes That Can Cost You
    • What Role Will a Court Play in My Estate Plan?
    • 3 Estate Planning Tips to Keep in Mind
    • Portability and Your Estate Taxes
    • The Most Difficult Conversation to Have
    • Make Estate Planning a New Year’s Resolution
    • Estate Planning When You’re Facing an Emergency
    • The Revival of an Old or Revoked Will in North Dakota
    • Estate Litigation in Grand Forks: What You Should Know About It
    • 4 Essential Estate Planning Documents
    • Use Powers of Attorney in Minnesota With Care
    • As You and Your Pets Get Older
    • What You Should Know About Estate Arbitration and Mediation
    • Learn About Estate Planning in Minnesota Before You Begin the Process
    • Estate Planning in Fertile MN: When Others Make Your Estate Planning Choices For You
    • Removing an Executor in Grand Forks North Dakota – Commonly Asked Questions
    • Simultaneous Death and Your Estate
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    • What You Can Learn About Estate Planning in North Dakota From James Gandolfini
    • Summer Vacation Plans for Your Estate Plan
    • Ohio Veteran Eviction Saga Not Over
    • Why You Shouldn’t Choose Co-Executors
    • How to Have the Estate Planning Talk With Your Elderly Parents
    • Why You Need More Than a Living Trust
    • You Don’t Need Millions for an Estate Plan
    • Your Living Trust Can Help When You’re Incapacitated
    • Choose Your Fiduciaries Wisely
    • Probate Appraisals in Minnesota
    • Retirement at 65 May Not be The Ideal Anymore
    • Why All Adults in Minnesota Need an Estate Plan
    • Selecting the Right Agent
    • Inheritance Planning is More Than Deciding How Much to Give
    • Your Will: A Practical Guide to Assembling
    • April Offers a Chance to Better Understand Autism
    • General Norman Schwarzkopf’s Legacy: Legacy Planning
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    • A Key, and Often Overlooked, Estate Planning Device: The Prenup
    • Death, Debt and Guilt – 3 Tips for When Creditors Contact You About a Deceased Relative’s Debts
    • A Quick Review of Trust Types
    • Estate Planning Tips for Vacation
    • Estate Planning for Blended Families with Step-Children
    • Gift Tax Exemption Expiring
    • Creating an Estate Plan With Your Religious Values in Mind – 3 Tips
    • The Art Collector’s Estate Plan – 2 Questions
    • Mike Wallace and Dementia – 3 Facts About Advance Directives
    • What is Decanting and Why is it Important ?– 3 Questions
    • Estate Planning For Non-Married Couples – 3 Questions
    • Rise in Obesity Causing Rise in Medicaid Costs
    • Do I Inherit If I’m a Common-law Spouse? 3 Questions About Common-Law Marriage
    • Creating a Will and Using a Notary – 3 Questions
    • Utah Medicaid Hack Involves Many More Than First Reported
    • Myths and Misconceptions About Your Will
    • Huguette Clark Estate Selling Jewelry and Real Estate
    • 3 Questions About Whitney Houston’s Will And What We Can Learn From It
    • 2 Estate Planning Topics in The Descendants
    • Laughing Heirs are No Laughing Joke
    • The Benefits of Creating a Power of Attorney: Part 3 of 3
    • The Benefits of Creating a Power of Attorney: Part 2 of 3
    • The Benefits of Creating a Power of Attorney: Part 1 of 3
    • How to Create a Will in Minnesota: Part 3 of 3
    • How to Create a Will in Minnesota: Part 2 of 3
    • How to Create a Will in Minnesota: Part 1 of 3
    • How to Change Your Will in North Dakota: Part 3 of 3
    • How to Change Your Will in North Dakota: Part 2 of 3
    • Proper Estate Planning Means Understanding the North Dakota Century Code
    • Nuncupative Wills are Invalid in North Dakota
    • How to Change Your Will in North Dakota: Part 1 of 3
    • Why the North Dakota Legislature Doesn’t Recognize Oral Wills
    • North Dakota Power of Attorney: Part III of III
    • North Dakota Power of Attorney: Part II of III
    • Duties of a Personal Representative or Executor in North Dakota: Part 3 of 3
    • Duties of a Personal Representative or Executor in North Dakota: Part 2 of 3
    • Duties of a Personal Representative or Executor in North Dakota: Part 1 of 3
    • North Dakota Power of Attorney: Part I of III
    • What Is The Future Of The Estate Tax?
    • Anna Nicole Smith Estate Cut Out Of Marshall Fortune
    • Educational & Medical Gifts For Estate Tax Efficiency
    • Educational & Medical Gifts For Estate Tax Efficiency
    • Small Business Owners And Estate Planning
    • What Are Pay On Death Accounts?
    • Understanding Probate
    • The “Do it Yourself Will” Online – Worth the Risk?
    • Charitable Giving With Donor Advised Funds
    • 11 Things You Might Not Know About Estate Planning
    • Do These Simple 5 Things When You Create Your Estate Plan if You Want Your Plan to Work
    • The Cobblers’ Children Have No Shoes
    • Issues That May Arise with Joint Tenancy (part 1 of 2)
    • Should I Create My Own Estate Plan?
    • Answers to Your Revocable Living Trust Questions (part 2 of 2)
    • Questions to Ask Yourself When Doing Your Estate Planning
    • It’s Never Too Early for a Will
    • Answers to Your Revocable Living Trust Questions (part 1 of 2)
    • Have You Considered Your Estate Planning Needs?
    • Your Estate Plan: Common Mistakes to Avoid (part 2 of 2)
    • How to Begin Your Estate Plan
    • 8 Estate Planning Tips (Part 1 of 2)
    • Make Estate Planning Decisions with Your Loved Ones in Mind
    • Estate Planning Can…
    • As I Grow Older, How Does My Estate Plan Change? (Part Three of Three)
    • As I Grow Older, How Does My Estate Plan Change? (Part Two of Three)
    • As I Grow Older, How Does My Estate Plan Change? (Part One of Three)
    • Estate Planning: When You Have Kids
  • Category: Estate Planning
    • Estate Plan Updates Following a Divorce
    • Do I Really Need an Attorney to Create a Last Will and Testament?
    • Are Your Beneficiary Designations Up to Date?
    • Will My Loved Ones Be Financially Secure When I’m Gone?
    • What Do I Do If I Do Not Want to Accept an Inheritance?
    • Do I Need a Letter of Instruction?
    • North Dakota Ranked 6th Best State to Retire
    • Should I Split My Estate Equally Among My Children?
    • What Should I Expect from Estate Planning?
    • Preparing for Your Estate Planning Consultation
    • Why Updating Your Estate Plan As You Age Is Important
    • Three Estate Planning Must-Haves
    • Remarriage, Blended Families, and Estate Planning
    • Why Estate Planning Is Crucial for Non-Married Couples
    • 5 Reasons You Need an Estate Planning Lawyer
    • When Your Grandchildren Have Special Needs Estate Planning Is Crucial
    • SSI vs. SSDI — Understanding the Difference
    • How to Leave Gifts to Charities in Your Estate Plan
    • Top 3 Reasons to Have an Estate Plan
    • Tax Proposals Could Alter Estate Planning Landscape
    • Learning and Camaraderie at the Academy Summit
    • The Problem with Using DIY Estate Planning Forms
    • Top 4 Estate Planning Considerations
    • When a Parent Needs Medical Treatment and the Adult Children Cannot Agree, What Happens?
    • Updating Your Plan: Your Trust or Will
    • Estate Planning for Parents
    • 5 Post-Divorce Estate Planning Updates
    • What Is a HIPAA Release?
    • Why Estate Planning Is Crucial for Farmers and Ranchers
    • How Can I Keep the Details of My Estate Plan Private?
    • Shrunken Asset Values Open Estate Planning Opportunities
    • Use Trust Protectors for Added Protection and Flexibility
    • Income Tax Basis
    • Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning
    • How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?
    • Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
    • SALT Deduction Limit…Can You Get Around It?
    • Tax Tips after New Year
    • The Little Things Are Important: Your Tangible Personal Property
  • Category: Estate Tax
    • Gift and Estate Taxes
    • Does North Dakota Impose Estate Taxes on an Estate?
    • How Can I Avoid Estate Taxes?
    • Gift and Estate Tax Made Simple
    • Estate Tax Exclusion Will Rise Slightly in 2016
    • Does a Revocable Living Trust Provide Estate Tax Efficiency?
    • What Is the Generation-skipping Transfer Tax?
    • Do I Retain Control of Assets in a Revocable Living Trust?
    • Free Report: What is the North Dakota Estate Marital Tax Deduction
    • What is the Minnesota Unlimited Marital Estate Tax Deduction?
  • Category: Federal Estate Tax Planning
    • Understanding How Estate Taxes Impact Married Couples
    • Understanding Federal Gift and Estate Taxes
    • Why You Need to Plan for the Impact of Taxes in Your Estate Plan
    • Federal Gift and Estate Taxes: Is Your Estate at Risk?
    • How Much Can You Transfer Free of the Estate Tax?
    • How Much Can You Transfer Free of the Estate Tax?
  • Category: Funeral Planning in Minnesota
    • How Much Should a Funeral Cost?
    • Funeral Planning: Should It Be Part of Your Estate Plan
  • Category: General
    • How a Trust Can Protect Your Minor Children
    • How Can I Be a Caregiver from a Distance?
    • What Is a Living Will and Should I Have One?
    • Tips for Preventing Estate Disputes Among Siblings
    • Should I Retire Early?
    • Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
    • 5 Steps for Finding the Right Long-Term Care Facility
    • Leaving Behind Your Legacy
    • What You Need to Know about Dementia and Alzheimer’s
    • Can I Turn Down the Job of Executor?
    • Elder Law Questions and Answers
    • Estate Planning for Parents of Young Children
    • Estate Planning for Young Adults
    • How Can a Financial Planning Lawyer Help Me?
    • What Is a Family Limited Partnership?
    • Which Type of IRA is Right for You?
    • Life Saving Benefit of a DocuBank Emergency Card
    • Electronic Health Care Records
    • Organizing a Family Business?
    • Should I Incorporate?
    • Surprising Signs of Alzheimer’s
    • Limited Liability Company vs. Corporation
    • Celebrate National Safety Month by Checking on an Elderly Neighbor
    • What Should I Include in My Estate Plan?
    • Is Long-Term Care Covered by Medicare
    • Revocable Trusts: Consider the Benefits
    • Why Would Someone Use a Trust Instead of a Will?
    • Are There Exceptions to the 60 Month Medicaid Look-Back Rule?
    • Leaving a Legacy: Your Legacy Letter
    • What Is a Charitable Remainder Trust?
    • Voice of the Woman: Strong vs. Strength
    • Voice of the Woman: Changes at German Law
    • Estate Planning, Probate, and the Right of Survivorship
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  • Category: Gift Tax
    • When Does the Federal Gift Tax Apply?
    • What Is The Minnesota Annual Gift Tax Exclusion
  • Category: Gifting
  • Category: Guardianship in Minnesota
    • What Is the Difference between a Guardian and a Conservator?
    • Is a Family Caregiver Your Best Option?
    • What Does a Guardian Ad Litem Do In a Guardianship Proceeding?
    • The Guardianship Process
    • What is a Guardianship in Minnesota?
    • Free Report: What is a Guardianship in Minnesota?
  • Category: Incapacity Planning
    • Who Decides If Someone Is Incapacitated?
    • How Is Incapacity Defined?
    • The Need for Incapacity Planning
    • Incapacity Planning: Is It Part of Your Estate Plan
    • What Is Involved in Incapacity Planning?
    • Disability Planning: Do You Have an Incapacity Plan?
    • Understand Power of Attorney Limitations
    • How Long Does a Power of Attorney Remain in Effect?
    • Free Report: How Do I Prepare for Incapacity
    • Are Your Advance Directives in Place?
    • What Are Advance Directives for Health Care?
    • Do You Surrender Control If You Execute a Power of Attorney?
    • When Would a Guardianship Be Necessary?
    • How Does a Power of Attorney End or Terminate?
    • Raymond: Katherine’s Story
    • What Are the Limitations of a Power of Attorney?
    • Is Incapacity Planning Really Important?
    • What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Guardianship?
    • Should I Have a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care?
    • Why Do I Need a Power of Attorney?
    • What Is the Difference Between a General and a Limited Power of Attorney?
    • What Is the Difference Between a Guardianship and a Power of Attorney?
    • Who Can Act as an Agent Under a Power of Attorney?
    • What Is a Guardianship?
    • When Does a Power of Attorney Become Effective?
    • Take Time When Choosing an Agent
    • Incapacity Planning in Minnesota: Essential Tools
    • Free Report: Incapacity Planning in North Dakota
    • 3 Ways Your Incapacity Plan Will Help Your Family
    • 3 Tips for Incapacity Planning
    • Alzheimer’s and Incapacity Planning in North Dakota [Infographic]
    • Brain Death, Comas, and Incapacity Planning
    • Pregnant Woman Ordered Off of Life Support
    • Power of Attorney Myths
    • Do I Need a Power of Attorney? 4 Key Questions to Ask Yourself
    • The End of Incapacity Planning in Grand Forks ND
  • Category: Inheritance Tax
    • Will My Children Have to Pay North Dakota Inheritance Tax?
    • Will My Beneficiaries Face Inheritance Taxes When I Die?
    • Free Report: Will My Heirs Be Forced To Pay A North Dakota Inheritance Tax
  • Category: Insurance
    • Life Insurance and Your Estate Plan
    • How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?
  • Category: Legacy Planning
    • Legacy Planning Can Yield Meaningful Rewards
    • Shape Your Legacy With Charitable Giving
    • Free Report: What Is North Dakota Legacy Planning
    • How Can I Preserve My Legacy?
    • What Is the Difference Between Estate Planning and Legacy Planning?
    • What is Minnesota Legacy Planning?
    • What Is Legacy Planning?
  • Category: Legal Education
  • Category: Living Will
    • Free Report: Why Would I Want a Revocable Living Trust in North Dakota
    • Will and Living Will Registries in North Dakota
    • I Just Moved…Do I Need To Change My Estate Plan?
    • Differences between a Living Trust and a Living Will
  • Category: Long-Term Care in North Dakota
    • When Should I Start Medicaid Planning?
    • Do I Qualify for Medicaid As a Senior?
    • 5 Steps in Long-Term Care Planning
    • What Is the Medicaid Community Spouse Resource Allowance?
    • Steps to Take after an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
    • How Do I Talk to My Parents about the Need for Nursing Home Care?
    • Is Long-Term Care Insurance Worth the Cost?
    • Will I Lose My House If I Need Medicaid?
    • Can Medicaid Take My 401(k)?
    • Is Nursing Home Care the Only Option?
    • Top 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Nursing Home
    • Are You Prepared for Nursing Home Costs?
    • Qualifying for North Dakota Medicaid as a Senior
    • Long-Term Care Insurance & Medicaid Planning
    • Is Long-Term Care Covered by Medicare
  • Category: Medicaid Planning in Minnesota
    • What Assets Are Exempt for Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors in North Dakota?
    • Is Life Insurance an Asset When Applying for Medicaid as a Senior?
    • Can I Pick My Caregiver If I Am Covered by Medicaid?
    • Medicaid Spend-Down Explained
    • Top 5 Medicaid Myths
    • Top 5 Medicaid Planning Tips
    • Understanding the Medicaid Look-Back Rule
    • Can’t I Just Transfer My Assets to My Adult Child to Qualify for Medicaid?
    • Will Medicaid Pay for Me to Care for My Father?
    • Last Minute Medicaid Planning Strategies
    • How Will Recent Medicaid and Medicare Changes Affect You?
    • Grand Forks Medicaid Lawyers Compare Medicaid and Medicare
    • Life Estates
    • The Need for Medicaid Planning
    • Medicaid Planning Guide
    • Will I Qualify for North Dakota Medicaid for the Aged?
    • What Can I Do to Ensure My North Dakota Medicaid Eligibility?
    • Can North Dakota Medicaid Planning Help at the Last Minute?
    • Medicaid Planning: Should It Be Part of Your Estate Plan
  • Category: Medicare
    • Can I Qualify for Both Veteran’s Benefits and Medicare?
    • Medicaid and Medicare — What Is the Difference?
    • What Is The Difference Between North Dakota Medicare and Medicaid?
  • Category: Organ Donation
  • Category: Pet Planning
    • Pet Planning in Your Estate Plan
    • These People Left Their Pets How Much?
    • Can I Provide for My Pet in My Last Will?
  • Category: Pet Planning in Minnesota
    • Pet Planning: How to Include Your Fido or Fluffy in Your Estate Plan
  • Category: Pet Trusts
    • Did You Know Your Estate Planning Attorney Can Help Protect Fido?
  • Category: Powers of Attorney
    • Understanding the Power in a Power of Attorney
    • How Your Power of Attorney Can Go Wrong
    • Can a Party Refuse to Honor a Power of Attorney?
    • When Is a Power of Attorney the Right Choice?
    • Understanding the Power behind a Power of Attorney
    • Can a Power of Attorney Give Someone the Authority to Make Healthcare Decisions for Me?
    • You Need Both a Will and Power of Attorney
    • Don’t Worry About Losing Your Rights Under a POA
    • Veteran’s Struggle Highlights Need for Careful Use of Power of Attorney
    • When Powers of Attorney Cease
    • Carefully Consider Your Role as Agent Under Power of Attorney Before You Accept
    • Power of Attorney: Knowing Its Functions and Limitations
  • Category: Probate
    • 5 Steps You Should Take When You Are Responsible for Probating an Estate
    • What You Need to Know about Probate Litigation
    • 5 Steps for the First-Time Executor
    • My Mother Just Passed Away. Now What Do I Need to Do?
    • Do You Need to Go through Probate If There Is a Will?
    • What Are the Rules of Intestacy in North Dakota?
    • Probate Checklist for the First Time Executor
    • Do I Need a Probate Attorney to Help Me Probate an Estate?
    • Probate Lawyer Offers Tips for the Executor
    • Tips for Getting through the Probate Process
    • Will I Have to Go to Probate Court If I Am the Executor?
    • The “No Contest” Clause
    • Tips for Getting through the Probate Process
    • Do I Need Probate?
    • What Happens During the Probate of the Will?
    • Can a North Dakota Estate Planning Attorney Help Me Probate an Estate?
    • 10 Steps in the North Dakota Probate Process
    • What Are Some Common Probate Questions?
    • Probate Basics: What You Need to Know about Probate in North Dakota
    • What Do I Need to Know About Probate?
    • Do I Need a Probate Attorney If I Was Named as the Executor of an Estate?
    • A Probate Attorney Can Provide Turnkey Assistance
    • Is Probate Always a Problem?
    • Is Minnesota Probate Always Required
    • Is Every Asset Transfer Subject to the Probate Process?
    • Free Report: What are North Dakota Drawbacks of Probate?
    • Why Would I Want to Avoid Probate?
    • What are the Drawbacks of Probate in Minnesota?
    • Free Report: Is Probate Always Required in North Dakota?
  • Category: Probate and Probate Avoidance
    • Living Trusts and Probate
    • Top 3 Reasons for Avoiding Probate
    • 10 Things You Need to Know about Wills and Probate
    • Probate and the Uniform Probate Code
    • Why Would Someone Avoid Probate?
    • What Is the Cost of Probate?
    • How Long Does the Probate Process Take?
    • Payable-on-Death Accounts – Commonly Asked Questions
    • Popular Probate Misconceptions
    • How to Deal With All the Personal Property Your Parents Leave Behind
    • 3 Tips to Always Follow as a Personal Representative
    • Artist’s Estate May Hinge on Barely-Legible Scrawled Notes
    • Learning To Understand the Language of Wills
    • Judge Seals Paterno Will
    • Rosa Parks Estate Battle May Be Coming To a Final Conclusion
    • A Look At Probate Avoidance
  • Category: Property Ownership
    • Issues That May Arise with Joint Tenancy (part 2 of 2)
  • Category: Retirement Planning
    • What Are the Best International Retirement Destinations?
    • Facts and Figures You Need to Know about Retirement
    • Retirement Planning: Understand the Facts
    • Will Medicare Pay for All of My Health Care Expenses?
    • Retirement Planning FAQs: How Much Can I Expect From Social Security?
  • Category: Revocable Living Trust
    • Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trusts
    • When Do Revocable Trusts Terminate?
    • Does a Revocable Living Trust Provide Asset Protection
    • What Is a Minnesota Revocable Living Trust
    • Why Does an Estate Plan Include a Will and a Living Trust?
    • Why You Need to Update Your Revocable Living Trust in North Dakota
    • Don’t Worry About Controlling Your Living Trust in Grand Forks
    • Understanding the Difference Between Probate and Non-Probate Assets
    • Selecting the Right Trustee for Your Trust
    • Key Elements of a Living Trust
    • The Minnesota Gun Collector’s Estate Plan – A FAQ on Gun Trusts
  • Category: Special Needs Planning
    • What Kind of Special Needs Trust Do I Need?
    • Can a Special Needs Trust Be Used to Purchase Anything?
    • Do I Need a Memorandum of Intent for My Special Needs Trust?
    • Do I Need a Special Needs Planning Lawyer?
    • Do I Need a Special Needs Planning Lawyer?
    • Can I Protect My Injury Settlement With a Special Needs Trust?
    • Can a Disabled Person Use a Trust to Preserve Government Benefits?
    • Special Needs Planning: Position Assets Wisely
    • Disability Planning: Preserving Government Benefits
    • What Is a First Party Special Needs Trust?
    • Medicaid, SSI, and Special Needs Trusts
    • Are There Different Types of Special Needs Trusts?
    • When Would I Use a Special Needs Trust?
    • Free Report: What is a Special Needs Trust in North Dakota
    • What Is a Third Party Special Needs Trust?
    • What Is a Supplemental Needs Trust?
  • Category: tax
    • What Do I File with the IRS If I Am the Executor of an Estate?
  • Category: Taxes in North Dakota
    • Do I Pay Minnesota Taxes When Someone Leaves Me Money
    • Free Report: Do I Pay North Dakota Taxes When Someone Leaves Me Money?
  • Category: technology
  • Category: Trust
    • Why Would I Want a Trust to Be Irrevocable?
    • How Can a Trust Help Protect an Inheritance?
    • Should My Trustee Be Able to Make Discretionary Decisions?
    • Can a Charity Be a Beneficiary?
    • Picking a Trustee for Your Child’s Inheritance
    • Is a Trustee Paid?
    • Do I Need to Name a Successor Trustee?
    • When Does a Trust Terminate?
    • What Is a Secret Trust?
    • Is Your Trustee Causing Your Trust to Fail?
    • Do I Need a QTIP or a QDOT?
    • Can I Contest a Trust?
    • What Is a Grantor Retained Income Trust (GRIT)
    • Is a Professional Trustee a Better Option?
    • Can an Estate Planning Attorney Help in Setting Up a Trust?
    • Types of Trusts for Farmers
    • 3 Common Reasons to Consider North Dakota Revocable Trusts
    • The Dangers of Creating a Trust on Your Own
    • Free Report: Why Would I Use a North Dakota Trust Instead of a Will
  • Category: Trust Basics in Minnesota
    • How Do I Administer a Trust?
    • Trust Administration — Tips for the New Trustee
    • Explaining the Role of Trustee
    • Trust Basics: What You Need to Know about Trusts and How One Might Fit into Your Estate Plan
  • Category: Trust Funding
    • Clearing Up Some Common Trust Myths
    • Revoking a Living Trust: 3 Questions
    • What You Need to Know about Changing the Terms of a Testamentary Trust
  • Category: Trusted Helpers
  • Category: Trusts
    • Trust Administration Basics — What Is Self-Dealing?
    • Can a Trust Beneficiary Sell His or Her Interest in the Trust?
    • I’m the Trustee! Now What?
    • Are Capital Gains Taxes Due on the Sale or Distribution of Trust Assets?
    • What Is a Spendthrift Provision in a Trust?
    • How Do I Modify a Trust?
    • Can a Trust Be Contested?
    • Making the Most Out of an Incentive Trust
    • Estate Planning for Parents with Young Children
    • Common Trusts Explained
    • How Can I Make Changes to My Living Trust?
    • How to Pick Your Trustee
    • Can You Terminate an Irrevocable Trust?
    • The Role of Trustee
    • Why Use a Living Trust to Distribute Your Estate?
    • Living Trust Lawyer Explains How a Living Trust Is Used for Incapacity Planning
    • Can a Trustee Be Removed?
    • Tips for the New Trustee
    • Tips for the First-Time Trustee
    • When Is a Living Trust the Best Option?
    • Can a Trusts Lawyer Be My Trustee?
    • Who Should You Appoint as Trustee of your Trust?
    • What Are Some Benefits of a Living Trust?
    • How to Approach Trust Administration If You Are the Trustee
    • Why Would I Want an Irrevocable Trust?
    • What is a Minnesota Supplemental Needs Trust?
    • Why You Need to Update Your Revocable Living Trust
  • Category: Uncategorized
    • How Does a Veteran Qualify for Aid & Attendance?
    • North Dakota Offers a Look at the Future of Alzheimer’s in America
    • Keeping Seniors Safe Behind the Wheel
    • Hurricane Relief Options
    • Power of Attorney Myths
    • The Aging Of America And The Rise of Boomer Scammers – 3 Warning Signs
    • Probate in North Dakota
  • Category: Voice of the Woman
    • Voice of the Woman: Mary Todd Lincoln
    • Voice of the Woman: Fight Like a Girl
    • Voice of the Woman: A Doubtful Christmas
  • Category: Wills
    • Can I Do Anything to Prevent a Will Contest?
    • Things to Consider When Creating Your Will
    • Do Not Make These Mistakes in Your Will
    • Last Will and Testament Tips
    • Why Do I Need a Will?
    • Protecting Your Wishes in Your Will
    • 3 Reasons a Will Is Necessary
    • What Is Required to Show Lack of Testamentary Capacity in a Will Contest?
    • Steps You Can Take to Decrease the Odds of a Challenge to Your Will
    • Do You Need a Will If You Have a Revocable Living Trust?
    • Do I Need an Estate Planning Lawyer for a Simple Will?
    • Do I Really Need an Estate Planning Attorney to Help Me with My Will?
    • Can a Probate Attorney Help Me Contest My Father’s Will?
    • Tips for Creating a Will
    • Top 5 Reasons to Avoid DIY Wills
    • Wills vs. Trusts
    • When Should I Start Planning a Will?
    • When You Lose Your Will
    • When I Write a Will, What Does it Cover?
    • Practical Tips When Making a Last Will
    • When I Write a Will, What Does it Cover?
    • Commonly Asked Questions About Pour-Over Wills in Fertile MN
    • Why New Minnesota Parents Should Update Their Wills
    • The Self-Proving Affidavit and Your Will – 3 Issues
    • Witnessing a Will: Common Questions
    • Making a New Will to Revoke an Old Will

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