When Belongings Become a Burden: Estate Planning Beyond Money and Property Most estate planning conversations focus on financial accounts, real estate, retirement savings, and legal documents. While those assets are certainly important, there is anot…
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What Happens When Your Farm Successor No Longer Wants the Farm? Many farm succession plans are built around a specific assumption. One child or family member will eventually take over the operation and continue the family farming legacy. But what hap…
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Estate Planning Scams: How Seniors Can Protect Their Assets and Their Legacy Creating an estate plan is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your loved ones and ensure your wishes are carried out. Unfortunately, scammers know that…
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Executor Rights: What You Need to Know During Probate Being named the executor of an estate is often considered an honor. It reflects the trust someone placed in you to carry out their final wishes and handle their affairs after death. However, many…
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What Happens to a Contract for Deed When Someone Dies? Contract for deeds remain a common tool in farm succession planning because they can help transfer farmland over time while spreading out the tax impact of a sale. They can also create opportunit…
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Protecting Your New Home with an Estate Plan Buying a home is an exciting milestone, whether it is your first home or your latest move. Most people work closely with a realtor, lender, home inspector, and title company during the process. However, on…
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The Filing That Could Cost Your Farm $2 Million If you own farmland in Minnesota through an LLC, corporation, partnership, or trust, there is a filing requirement that too many farm families overlook. It is called the Corporate Farm Report. If you ar…
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What You Don’t Tell Your Estate Planning Attorney Can Cost You “Maybe you don’t need to know this…” It’s a common thought when starting the estate planning process. Some details feel too personal, too small, or simply not relevant enough…
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What Happens If You Die Before Signing Your Will? It’s a question that comes up more often than you might expect: What happens if something happens to me before I actually sign my will or trust? For many people, estate planning is something they th…
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Are You Setting Your Healthcare Agent Up to Succeed? At Wagner Oehler, we often remind clients that a well-drafted estate plan is only as strong as the people and information behind it. One of the most important but often overlooked pieces of that pl…
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