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The Court establishes a balancing test to determine if an estate should be held open for a contingent claim.
In re the Supervised Estate of: Brian Scott Short, Deceased, __ N.W.2d __ (Minn.App. 2019); filed August 26, 2019 A18-1682. “When determining whether to distribute assets or hold open an estate with a contingent claim, courts must apply a balancing … Continue reading
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2019 Minnesota Non-Tax Case Law Update
The Minnesota Non-Tax 2019 case law update is here. This includes some updates on interesting law across the country.
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Trustee Attorney Fees are Properly Paid from the Trust under Minn. Stat. Sec. 501C.0709, 1004; Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Require Proof of All Elements; Removal of Trustee Under 501C.0706 Reviewed
The Court of Appeals issued the long awaited Lund appeal which addressed several issues but this review only touches on 3 issues. The first issue is the right of a trustee to have its attorney fees paid from the trust. The … Continue reading
Posted in 501C.0706, 501C.0709, 501C.1004, Attorney fees, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Uncategorized
Guardians have the power to bring a harassment restraining order for a ward.
In the case of Thompson v. Thompson, A18-0309, Filed November 26, 2018 the guardian for a ward sought a harassment restraining order (Minn. Stat. 609.748, subd. 5(b)(3)) on behalf of the ward against the former step-parent/former co-guardian. The court granted … Continue reading
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Settlement Agreement is enforced even when formal agreement is not finalized.
Settlement Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding is an Enforceable Agreement, Minn. Stat. § 572.35 Subd. (1)1, and Personal Representative could settle the claim under Minn. Stat. § 524.3-715(27) without satisfying Minn. Stat. § 524.3-912 even when settlement altered distributions of … Continue reading
UPDATE: US Supreme Court Denies Review of the Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Holding that the Minnesota Resident Trust Statute is Unconstitutional; Minn. Stat. 290.01, Subd. 7b(a)(2)
The United States Supreme Court denied review of the Minnesota Supreme Court decision that found Minnesota’s long arm tax statute unconstitutional. The decision came shortly after the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. … Continue reading
Statute of limitations Minn. Stat. § 541.05, Subd. 1, ran on breach of fiduciary duty claim- be mindful of tolling by fiduciaries
Hansen v. U.S. Bank, as Special Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert J. Hansen, Filed July 2, 2018, A17-1608 (MN.App. 2018). Seller (and his brother) was to sell property to the City in 2009. The City was to … Continue reading