Dear Michael: We read your column in the last issue about uses of life estate deeds. To us, it seems like the perfect solution. No probate, ki…
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Michael Baron provides estate planning guidance at Great Plains Diversified Services in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Dear Michael: We read your last column where you talked about a life estate on land owned is not subject to probate costs. You also mentioned …
Dear Michael: We have reached the age (65+) where we need to be considering either a living trust or a life estate. Our attorney has advised a…
Dear Michael: We have been quite successful in life and have acquired a large amount of liquid assets. In the back of my mind, I have always w…
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…
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 …
