Minnesota's farming community has shrunk rapidly over the past few decades, as big agricultural corporations increase their holdings and new generations decide to give up the family business. However, many Minnesota farmers are trying to keep the business in the...
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Month: April 2013
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s conservator gets the OK from court to sell house
When Minnesota seniors are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or some other mental disability that makes them incapable of making financial or legal decisions, a guardianship or conservatorship can allow a family member, friend or trusted professional to...
Caregiver charged with financial abuse of elderly man
Officials say that financial exploitation of the elderly is on the rise in Minnesota and around the country. These crimes can have a terrible impact on vulnerable adults, and on the inheritances they want to leave to younger generations. In many cases, the...
When beneficiaries want to benefit others
Trust-fund beneficiaries have a bad reputation in some ways. Adults are sometimes ridiculed as trust-fund babies and college students from wealthy families are labeled trustafarians. Certainly, there are those who inherit wealth and don't seem to do anything with it...
Minnesota asks tax accountants to look for signs of elder abuse
Minnesotan seniors are often at risk of financial exploitation by unscrupulous individuals or businesses that are just trying to take their money. Too often, these seniors' heirs don't even find out about the rip-off until the senior has died and they must engage in...