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  Attorney at Law- MN, 1974
  William Mitchell College of Law, J.D.
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James F Pepelnjak

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Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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63 Oak Avenue South, Annandale, MN 55302

James Pepelnjak

General Practice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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63 Oak Avenue South, Annandale, MN 55302

Tom James

Wills & Probate, Trademark, Corporate, Entertainment

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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440 Broadway Ave N, Cokato, MN 55321

Daniel Patrick Mahon

General Practice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 10 Years

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102 Main St S, Hutchinson, MN 55350

Curtis M Bradford

Agriculture, Wills & Probate, Elder Law, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 57 Years

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16 Washington Ave W, Hutchinson, MN 55350

Deja Lynn Weber

Juvenile Law, Wills, Wills & Probate, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 20 Years

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22 Main Street North, Hutchinson, MN 55350

Michael Ray Lies

Litigation, Family Law, Criminal, Civil Rights, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 14 Years

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713 Sixth Ave N, Kimball, MN 56303

Harry E Burns

Wills & Probate, Family Law, DUI-DWI, Corporate, Car Accident

Status: In Good Standing

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111 Ninth Ave N, Kimball, MN 56303

Anthony James Weigel

Wills & Probate, Divorce, Elder Law, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 18 Years

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816 West St. Germain Street, Kimball, MN 56301

John Herbert Wenker

Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Wills & Probate, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 32 Years

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1740 W St Germain St, Kimball, MN 56301

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LEGAL TERMS

LAPSE

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. S... (more...)

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. Some states have anti-lapse statutes, which prevent gifts to relatives of the deceased person from lapsing unless the relative has no heirs of his or her own. A lapsed gift becomes part of the residuary estate.

DEED OF TRUST

See trust deed.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

TRUST MERGER

Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separati... (more...)

Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separation between the trustee's legal ownership of trust property from the beneficiary's interest. The trust 'merges' and ceases to exist.

SWEARING MATCH

A case that turns on the word of one witness versus another. The outcome of a swearing match usually depends on whom the jury finds most trustworthy.

RESIDUARY ESTATE

The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court c... (more...)

The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court costs are paid. The residuary estate also includes any gifts under a will that fail or lapse. For example, Connie's will leaves her house and all its furnishings to Andrew, her VW bug to her friend Carl, and the remainder of her property (the residuary estate) to her sister Sara. She doesn't name any alternate beneficiaries. Carl dies before Connie. The VW bug becomes part of the residuary estate and passes to Sara, along with all of Connie's property other than the house and furnishings. Also called the residual estate or residue.

PER CAPITA

Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leavin... (more...)

Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leaving children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third. If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property per stirpes, Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation).

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust o... (more...)

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust only according to the terms of the trust, but a trustee with a power of appointment can choose the beneficiaries, sometimes from a list of candidates specified by the grantor. For example, Karin creates a trust with power of appointment to benefit either the local art museum, symphony, library or park, depending on the trustee's assessment of need.

INTESTATE

The condition of dying without a valid will. The probate court appoints an administrator to distribute the deceased person's property according to state law.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

SOMSEN, MUELLER v. Estates of Olsen

... The decedents' personal representative hired respondent Somsen, Mueller, Lowther & Franta PA (the law firm) to probate the decedents' estates. ... But the probate code treats secured claims differently from unsecured claims. See Minn. Stat. ...

In re Beachside I Homeowners Ass'n

... FACTS. On May 28, 1991, Florence Schafer registered a certificate of title to Torrens property located on Beachside Drive in Minnetonka (the property). She died intestate on December 9, 2001, and probate proceedings were never initiated. ...

Botler v. Wagner Greenhouses

... the insurer or self-insured employer is obligated under the Workers' Compensation Act to pay (a) "reasonable compensation to an individual or corporate fiduciary for providing guardianship or conservatorship services" and (b) "the costs of an annual accounting to Probate Court ...

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DEED OF TRUST

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

TRUST MERGER

SWEARING MATCH

RESIDUARY ESTATE

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

SOMSEN, MUELLER v. Estates of Olsen

In re Beachside I Homeowners Ass'n

Botler v. Wagner Greenhouses

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