Editors: Dale J. Schoonover & Katherine Charipar
The Probate and Trust Law Statutory Deskbook continues to be a unique and important statutory resource for probate and estate planning practitioners throughout Minnesota. Editors Dale Schoonover and Katherine Charipar have carefully selected the statutes and provisions most often used in everyday probate practice, refining this edition into an even more relevant, convenient, and user-friendly manual. Carving the vast body of Minnesota Statutes into a coherent, practical, and comprehensive reference for the practicing attorney, the latest edition of the Probate and Trust Law Statutory Deskbook belongs on the desk of every probate and estate planning practitioner in Minnesota. NEW 8.5x11-inch format. Order yours today!
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CHAPTER 1
Safe Deposit Box Opened for Will Searches
CHAPTER 2
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 145C – Health Care Directive
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 253B – Minnesota Commitment Act
CHAPTER 3
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 289A – Estate Tax Procedures
CHAPTER 4
Resident Trust Definition
CHAPTER 5
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 291 – Estate Tax
CHAPTER 6
Corporate Farm Act
CHAPTER 7
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 501A – Rule Against Perpetuities
CHAPTER 8
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 501B – Charitable Trusts and Sales and Leases of Real Property
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 501C – Minnesota Trust Code
CHAPTER 9
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 502 – Powers of Appointment and Trust Decanting
CHAPTER 10
Transfer on Death Deeds
CHAPTER 11
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 519A – Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act
CHAPTER 12
Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
CHAPTER 13
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 523 – Powers of Attorney
CHAPTER 14
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 524 – Uniform Probate Code
CHAPTER 15
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 525 – Probate Proceedings
CHAPTER 16
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 525A – Anatomical Gifts
CHAPTER 17
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 527 – Uniform Transfers to Minors
CHAPTER 18
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 529 – Uniform Custodial Trust Act
CHAPTER 19
Trust Probate Court Rules
Index
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