If you have a disabled adult child, you may use your income or savings to improve his or her quality of life. Using your estate plan to give money directly to your son or daughter after your death, though, may imperil his or her eligibility for needs-based government...
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Throw Me a Lifeline! The Fundamentals of Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy. Part 3: How Do I Get Started?
Part 3: How Do I Get Started?
Throw Me a Lifeline! The Fundamentals of Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy. Part 2: Are My Assets Protected?
Part 2: Are My Assets Protected?
Sending a Child to College? Consider a Health Care Directive and Power of Attorney
A health care directive enables your child to select who is entitled to receive health care information and act on their behalf if they cannot speak for themselves.
Throw Me a Lifeline! The Fundamentals of Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy. Part 1: Do I Qualify?
Part 1: Do I Qualify?
How is spousal maintenance addressed in Minnesota family law?
Any Minnesota divorce is likely to have issues in dispute. While child custody and support come to the forefront, spousal maintenance is also a challenging aspect of a case. If, for example, one spouse put his or her career and education on the backburner to provide...
Pandemic Estate Planning: Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney
Maybe you're young and healthy, but you're unnerved by all that's happening. Maybe you can't get your hands on a cloth or N95 mask and you need to do something to feel a little better. Or maybe you're one of the alarmingly many who are facing economic uncertainty and...
Don’t Let Your Business Catch The Coronavirus
By now, most of us have had our fill of hearing about the Coronavis ("Covid -19"). Social distancing, shelter in place orders, and a free-falling stock market have caused most of us to learn more about this little virus. No doubt it will cause extraordinary loss in...
Estate Planning Is Still Possible During the Pandemic
These are unusual times, that much is certain. Everything has unimaginably changed in the last two weeks. It is awfully hard not to be acutely aware of the news, conflicting data, and general pandemic panic. Let us help you channel that COVID-19 anxiety (or denial)...
Authentication: Self-Authentication Methods
The federal rules of evidence recently changed specifically with the goal of modifying the authenticity requirements for certain ESI. Specifically, Fed. R. Evid. 902(13) and 902(14) were added to Rule 902 (the rule on self-authenticating documents), and these...