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Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning 
Plageman & Lund has a sophisticated estate planning practice.  We help our clients develop thoughtful, comprehensive and effective estate plans.  Our expertise includes the following estate planning strategies:

  • Wills and Living Trusts
  • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
  • Charitable Giving
  • Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
  • Qualified Personal Residence Trusts and Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
  • Sales to Irrevocable Grantor Trusts
  • Planning for Non-Citizen Spouses
  • Post-Mortem Planning
  • Prenuptial Agreements and Domestic Partner Agreements
  • Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Planning
Estate and Trust Administration Plageman & Lund has handled the administration of many trusts and estates.  Our experience includes:
  • Gift and Estate Tax Return Preparation
  • Probate
  • Guardianship and Conservatorship
  • Post-Mortem Sub-Trust Funding
Estate and Trust Litigation Our attorneys have represented many individuals and institutions in contested trust and estate matters including the following kinds of disputes:
  • Construction of wills and trusts
  • Characterization of property as separate or community
  • Trustee fees
  • Propriety of Investments
  • Trustee Surcharge Actions
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