Estate, trust and probate attorney Christopher J. Burns and family law attorney Lisa T. Spencer recently presented “DDT (Divorce, Death and Taxes)… Not the Insecticide” at the 2013 Probate and Trust Law Section Conference. The presentation discussed, in detail, the interrelated issues between marital dissolution and estate planning.     Image Source: www.minncle.org/index.aspx

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed, and the Governor has signed, an omnibus tax bill which has wide-ranging tax consequences. Many of those consequences have been covered by local media, and the Henson Efron Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Administration attorneys would like to share a few concerns regarding the estate and gift tax changes. Minnesota Tax […]

Attorney John C. Levy was recently interviewed for a story in Minnesota Lawyer on the growing legal industry for food trucks. Levy, president of MFTA and co-owner of AZ Canteen, said that he wants to help develop the best practices for food trucks, be an advocate and a source for information when trucks deal with licensing, […]

At the end of 2012, fearing the federal gift exemption was about to shrink from $5.12 million to $1 million, many affluent individuals made gifts to family members. To almost everyone’s surprise, however, not only did Congress renew the $5.12 million federal gift tax exemption, they increased it to $5.25 million. Estate planning, trust and […]

As a real estate attorney, Mollie R. Anderson is the animated and insightful author of The Dirt, a blog focused on news and analysis of issues in commercial real estate law. Mollie not only counsels business owners and developers at all stages of commercial real estate acquisitions, sales and leasing, she is also a member of the […]

An equitable division of property can be difficult when the homestead is the only asset with equity and won’t be sold immediately. A marital lien in favor of the party moving out may be the only option but careful consideration must be given when drafting the decree to ensure all parties’ intentions are fulfilled. Read […]