Although other states may have a so-called "dead man's" statutes on the books, the Minnesota has for quite some time rejected the approach favored in such statutes. Instead, Minnesota law opts to rely on the truthfulness of witnesses in probate disputes."Dead man's"...
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Month: February 2015
Dispute over baseball great’s body may foretell future litigation
Many Minnesotans may remember legendary major league baseball player Ernie Banks, who died recently. Unfortunately for Banks' grieving family, however, it appears that a serious probate dispute may be rearing its ugly head.The widow of Ernie Banks recently filed a...
Our office can help you outsmart a crook
Last week's post discussed how a Minnesotan who has been wrongfully cut out of a will can challenge the document even if the will seems on the face to be legally and properly signed. While the post mentioned legal ways by which a person can challenge a will, the post...
Can a validly executed will be declared invalid by the court?
Minnesota law specifies several formalities that must all be satisfied for a will to be deemed validly executed: the will must be written, it must be signed by the person making it or by a person legally authorized to act for that person, and it must be signed by two...