Dear Michael: I remember when our parents were young. It seems like they always had a will in place. Later on, they went with a living trust b…
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Michael Baron provides estate planning guidance at Great Plains Diversified Services in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Dear Michael: We have read your columns over the past few weeks regarding the use of a life estate as an estate planning tool. We have a lot o…
Dear Michael: We want to complete our estate planning, but after meeting with our local attorney, the process has been stalled for the past tw…
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…
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…
