- GuardianshipGuardianship. Guardianship is the most encompassing type of substitute decision making on behalf of another person and the most limiting of a person's rights. An individual under guardianship is presumed by the court to be legally incompetent. The individual loses the authority to make all decisions, such as where he or she will live, how to spend his or her money, or in what kind of program he or she should participate. The person who makes decisions for the ward is called the guardian. A person who is under guardianship is called the ward. Guardianship should be considered only when no less restrictive alternative exists. (M.S. 524.5 101 et seq).
- Real Estate LitigationAs of July 1, 2022, please contact Attorney Virginia Ryan with regard to your Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate matters. To be redirected to her website, please click here.
- Real Estate TransactionsWhile there's no simple way to avoid worry in life, there are ways to plan and prepare for the unexpected. Understanding our lives are an integrated whole is necessary if we hope to protect what's most important to us. I don't simply evaluate a will, home purchase, or reallocation of assets without explaining how it will affect other areas of financial and legal interest to you. Being able to see the big picture, to propose changes to an estate plan in light of illness, real estate purchase, or a business change is an essential component in helping clients achieve the most with what they have.
- Estate PlanningEstate Planning. The process of arranging for the use, conservation and transfer of one's property, including property of both sentimental and monetary value, during one's life and after one's death.
- Wills
- TrustsRevocable Living Trust. A legal document which functions much like a Will. It is a legal entity with specific legal rights and obligations. It is amendable by the maker of the Trust and assets can be added to the Trust or subtracted from it. While the Trust exists, it is managed by a trustee and the trustee will dispose of the assets in accord with the direction which the language of the Trust provides.
- Power of AttorneyHealth Care Directive. This is a written instrument that complies with section 145C.03 and includes one or more health care instructions, a health care power of attorney, and functions as a Living Will.
- Probate