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The Do’s and Don’ts of Estate Planning

When it comes to estate planning and farm succession it can be hard to know what to do. What are your options? What makes the most sense for your family and your farm situation? Here are just a few of the many questions you might have about estate planning and farm succession. Where do I start? Start with your existing professional advisors. An estate planning attorney is the most critical professional advisor, but your accountant, lender, insurance agent, and investment advisor will all have valuable input about making the farm succession a success for you and the next generation. This is not the time to replace

Minn. Supreme Court Denies Further Review of Ruling in BGK’s Favor

By Blethen Berens|2013-12-04T10:01:27-06:00November 15th, 2013|News Archives|

Blethen, Gage & Krause is pleased to announce that the Minnesota Supreme Court recently denied an opposing party’s petition for further review of a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision which affirmed the district court’s decision to uphold a decedent’s revised will. In this case, Blethen, Gage & Krause represented the sole beneficiary of the decedent’s revised will and recipient of the decedent’s large farm. The opposing party was a niece of the decedent, who was excluded from the decedent’s revised will. The issue before the district court and the Court of Appeals was whether the beneficiary exerted undue influence over

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