Dear Michael: I am a widower. My wife died seven some years ago. I have three daughters who do not farm. I have just over 600 acres south of J…
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Michael Baron provides estate planning guidance at Great Plains Diversified Services in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Dear Michael: We have been very successful at farming these past two decades and our estate values have increased dramatically. I am a widower…
Dear Michael: I began ranching along with my two brothers decades ago. When our dad died, we were given the land jointly but later decided to …
Dear Michael: We have a somewhat sizeable estate and would like to find a way to protect it. We have significant assets in qualified retiremen…
Dear Michael: Years ago you worked on my mother’s estate. She had a will that divided everything by 25 percent each to four children. One was …
Dear Michael: We have a farming son and three other children. Our estate has grown incredibly in value over the past decade. Land in our area …
Dear Michael: We have two sons who are farming with us who are now in their 40s, have good marriages, and we trust them to handle property pro…
Dear Michael: We have had our son farming with us for many, many years. We need to ensure he can take over the farm when we retire or pass awa…
Dear Michael: We read your article from two weeks ago where you talked about setting up two estates – one farm and one non-farm – for your far…
