Cemetery Lots, Burial Plots, Mausoleums, and Niches: Investing in Your...
Cremation, Burial, Whole Body Donation: Who Can Decide? The right to control the remains of a dead human body, including the location and conditions of final disposition, vests in the people listed...
View ArticleCemetery Lots, Burial Plots, Mausoleums, and Niches: Investing in Your...
Ownership of a Cemetery Lot Purchasing a cemetery lot is not an absolute title to the land, but it is sometimes designated as an easement, privilege, right (of burial), or license. Despite this, an...
View ArticleCemetery Lots, Burial Plots, Mausoleums, and Niches: Investing in Your...
Definition of Terms “Alkaline hydrolysis” (coined “wet cremation”) means the reduction of a dead human body to essential elements through a water-based dissolution process using alkaline chemicals,...
View ArticleAn Overview of Estate Planning Tax Changes
As most know, on December 22, 2017, President Trump signed significant tax changes into law. Known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, these changes have a significant reach in virtually every facet of the...
View ArticleAre Your Affairs in Order?
A commonly overlooked piece of a person’s financial affairs is their digital footprint. In today’s digital world, online accounts to manage investments, savings, expenses, etc. are becoming more and...
View ArticleTidbit #57 on Life Insurance
I read a lot. I much prefer non-fiction over fiction though the other day, the (very) fictitious article entitled, “Whole Life Insurance vs. 529 College Savings Plans…Who Wins?”, got my interest as no...
View ArticleMillenials Need an Estate Plan, Too
I’m twenty-four. I don’t have a home, a family I support, or any of the assets I typically see in an estate plan. On top of that, I’m young and plan to live at least into my sixties, so what is the...
View ArticleFinding Fiduciaries: General Considerations, Part 1
Fiduciary selection is often given insufficient consideration in estate planning engagements. Too often the process of choosing a fiduciary is limited to the consideration of which family members are...
View ArticleFielding vs. Commissioner of Revenue: After more than 20 years, is...
Since January 1, 1996, the State of Minnesota has taxed the income, both ordinary and capital gains, of what Minn. Stat. § 290.01, subd. 7b(a) defines as a “resident trust.” Such a trust is one that is...
View ArticleFinding Fiduciaries: The Attorney as Fiduciary, Part 3
Occasionally a client will ask her attorney to serve as trustee (or trust protector). Any attorney considering acceptance of a fiduciary appointment must be mindful of several practical and ethical...
View ArticleLegacy Planning with a Pinch of Imagination
So a funny thing happened when we introduced an amazing new idea to the funeral service industry. Using one-off manufacturing technologies, we were able to completely reinvent what was known as the...
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