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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February 13, 2014
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Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was re-elected Vice President of the Minnesota Board of Nursing for 2014. The Minnesota Board of Nursing is the state’s second largest health licensing board and is responsible for licensing and regulating more than 115,000 nurses and all nursing school programs in the state of Minnesota. Williams has served as…
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February 11, 2014
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Business law attorneys Jennie A. Clarke and Rochelle L. Hauser will again be facilitating a series of legal seminars in conjunction with WomenVenture. The seminars will consist of an hour of important legal information followed by a 30-minute Q&A session. Upcoming seminars include: Doing Business on the Internet – 2/20/2014 Choosing Your Legal Entity –…
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February 10, 2014
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Kathyrn Graves and Jaime Driggs have some insight when it comes to the revocation of beneficiary designations upon divorce in a family law article in Minnesota Lawyer™. Read more at Revocation of Beneficiary Designations Upon Divorce.
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January 31, 2014
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Estate planning, trust and probate attorney, Christopher J. Burns, presented “You Can’t Take ‘It’ With You – How You Can Leave ‘It’ Behind” on February 20, 2014 as part of the 2014 Planning Well Seminar Series. The presentation covered basic estate planning tools such as wills, trust agreements, health care directives, and powers of attorney…
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January 27, 2014
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Henson Efron, P.A. is pleased to announce that David Bradley Olsen has been selected as one of Minnesota Lawyer’s “Attorneys of the Year” for 2013. With nearly 26 years of experience, David focuses on litigation in state and federal courts, including litigation of business, commercial, intellectual property, employment, construction, products liability, toxic tort and personal…
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January 13, 2014
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William W. Cameron, estate, trust and probate attorney, was named Volunteer of the Month in January for his work with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, a national non-profit organization that trains, educates, and mobilizes photographers to provide professional quality portraits to families facing the untimely death of an infant. Heather Lombardo, the Area…
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