Minnesota enacted significant revisions to its guardianship statutes in 2024 and 2025. These changes directly impact guardians – who now face greater potential personal liability – as well as individuals subject to guardianships.
Key Tax Changes Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law as President Trump penned the final required signature. The OBBBA extends several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and includes other changes affecting the taxes of individuals and businesses. Below are summaries of selected tax law provisions.
Minnesota Adopts Changes to Trust and Estate Law, Including 500-Year Dynasty Trusts
In May 2025, substantial amendments to Minnesota’s trust and estate statutes were enacted. Some of these changes include changes to the Uniform Trust Code, the Uniform Probate Code, the Power of Appointment Act, and to modernize Minnesota’s statutory Rule Against Perpetuities. These revisions update the legal framework governing trusts and estates in Minnesota and enhance planning opportunities for multi-generation estate planning.
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Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was appointed by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services to the Drug Formulary Committee. He is the sole public member and will serve a three-year term. The Committee, whose other members are made up of physicians and pharmacists, advises the Commissioner on drug coverage issues for Minnesota’s…
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Melissa Nilsson and William Forsyth have some insight when it comes to spending with a spousal maintenance agreement in a family law article in Minnesota Lawyer™. Spousal maintenance is a tough issue for many reasons and individual spending patterns can make it even more challenging. Read more at Spending Patterns and Resulting Effects on Spousal…
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Henson Efron announced today that six of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) The six Henson Efron attorneys named as Best Lawyers for 2015 are: Joseph T. Dixon, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation Alan C….
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Jesse Ventura was awarded $500,000 for defamation and more than $1.34 million for “unjust enrichment” by a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Tuesday, having successfully established that Chris Kyle defamed him in his book American Sniper and in later promotional interviews. In order to succeed, Ventura had to…
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