Planning for the future of the Farm Thinking about and executing estate planning is no easy task but it can be even more complex and emotional for farmers. The farm is a business, real property and personal property all mixed together and many situations arise whereby...
In North Dakota if you have an ownership interest in real property that is not jointly held you are opening yourself up to having a probate procedure opened when you pass away. Under North Dakota law any interest in real property, be it surface or mineral, cannot be...
As a smaller community and smaller state family owned or closely held business are the norm for us in Minot and in North Dakota. Unfortunately due to the smaller nature of the business and the communities they serve the fundamental step of transition planning is often...
I receive questions from clients on a weekly basis about division orders. Division orders are a document common to the oil and gas industry in North Dakota and it is defined by the North Dakota Century Code. A division order is an instrument executed by the operator,...
In North Dakota if you have an ownership interest in real property that is not jointly held you are opening yourself up to having a probate procedure opened when you pass away. Under North Dakota law any interest in real property, be it surface or mineral, cannot be...
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