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How to Avoid Probate – Minnesota Estate Planning

By Michael Divine, Esq. In Minnesota, a probate is generally only required if an estate's probate assets exceed $50,000. Accordingly, estate planning that aims to avoid probate must utilize strategies reducing the probate estate - often by transforming probate assets...

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Property Tax Appeals

       What can you do if you disagree how the county has valued or classified your property? First, you may contact your assessor to attempt to resolve your issue. If you are unable to resolve the issue then you may appeal to the Local...

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What Constitutes an Employee and Independent Contractor

WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EMPLOYEE AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JULY 15, 2015, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CRITERIA      Dudley and Smith, P.A. has been practicing in Minnesota since 1952 and has experienced Attorneys that will assist both companies and...

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Where Must a Probate Take Place?

A loved one has died, and you know that a probate is needed, but where must that probate take place? When a resident of Minnesota dies the proper venue for the probate proceeding is the county where the person was domiciled at the time of their death.[i] Under the...

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