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Posted on Feb 13, 2011 By H&L Law Firm
Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) is a governmental plan. Benefits payable by PERA include pension benefits and disability benefits. Under the 1984 Retirement Equity Act, PERA is exempt ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
When an individual dies without having a will, called dying “intestate”, Minnesota Statutes have a default order of distribution for any assets that individual had. Of course, when you ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Parties to a divorce with children, or even single parents with children, usually want to make provisions for what will happen to their child if they were to die. An individual is always able to ...
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