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Probate & Trust Law Section Conference Manual ... - Minnesota CLE

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On April 25, 2013, Governor Dayton signed H.F. 369 (<strong>Law</strong>s 2013, Ch. 24) allowing property<br />

acquired during marriage in community property states to retain its community property<br />

characteristics subject to rebuttable presumptions. Upon the death of a married person, one-half<br />

of the community is the property of the surviving spouse not subject to testamentary disposition,<br />

while the other one-half is subject to the testamentary disposition under <strong>Minnesota</strong> laws. The<br />

one-half of the property that is the decedent’s property is not subject to the surviving spouse’s<br />

right to elect against the Will and is not included in any elective share calculation.<br />

The Act imposes time limitations on when a written demand can be made by the surviving<br />

spouse or the spouse’s successor in interest to assert community property rights. The demand<br />

must be made within four (4) after the date of the first publication of the notice to creditors in a<br />

probate administration. For property held in trust, the demand must be made within 60 days after<br />

the decedent’s death.<br />

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