Do I Really Need a Will?
05/12/2011 - I'm not going to preach and claim that every person needs to create a Will, but given the relatively small amount of time and expense involved in making a Will, there are not many good excuses for not having a Will. If you die without a Will (or other estate planning devices), the State basica...
What Does Probate Cost?
05/12/2011 - Probate cost varies from estate to estate. An often-quoted average is between 3% to 7% of the total estate. Most people think of estate taxes when they think of the cost of probate. While the estate tax does apply to qualifying estates (estates of over $1 million for the MN estate tax, as ...
Welcome!
05/12/2011 - Welcome to The Probate Estate, a website devoted to providing the latest information on probate and estate planning in Minnesota. Click on the Probate and Estate Planning Terms link to the left for a list of common terms and their definitions. Scroll through the main page or click on the Top...