If you’re like many Minnesotans, you own a lakeside vacation home or mountain cabin here — or maybe in Wisconsin or up in Ontario. Or, perhaps you have a place in Florida or Arizona where you escape the brutal cold for a few weeks or longer every winter. If this home...
Month: March 2021
What makes a durable power of attorney different from other powers of attorney?
Not all legal documents have the same purposes. Even documents that may seem the same on the surface are slightly different. An advance medical directive, for example, is different from a medical power of attorney. Both might relate to the medical care you'd receive...
Is do-it-yourself estate planning good enough?
Many people who certainly know that they need an estate plan nonetheless do not have one in place. When asked, a common response is that they’ll do it later. Some people mention that all they need to do is download a blank form online and fill it out. How hard can it...
