The 2025 Minnesota legislative session produced several changes to Minnesota’s estate and trust codes, with most of the new laws taking effect on August 1. Many of the changes create important new planning opportunities for...more
8/1/2025
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Decanting ,
Dynasty Trust ,
Estate Planning ,
Incapacitated Persons ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
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Power of Attorney ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Rule Against Perpetuities ,
Trust Amendments ,
Trusts
On January 30, 2023, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued an opinion in In re Eva Marie Hanson Living Trust addressing the ability of an attorney-in-fact to amend a revocable trust on behalf of an incapacitated trust...more
In an opinion released last week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals rejected a petition to modify the terms of a trust to allow for the early distribution of trust assets to the beneficiaries. The court also denied the...more
1/6/2022
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Attorney's Fees ,
Beneficiaries ,
Business Assets ,
Estate Planning ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Modification ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Settlors ,
Transfer of Assets ,
Trustees ,
Trusts