Solving the Family Cabin Problem With a Cabin Trust

Of all the assets a family in Minnesota owns,battles amidst the siblings. Why? Because they
nothing is as treasured as the family cabin orcannot seem to agree on its use, including the
vacation home. When designing a family's estatefollowing issues:
plan, the cabin is the one asset that the family- Equity
hopes to preserve after a loved one passes.- Expenses
Families quite often liquidate the other assets,- Taxes
including the family home, and divide equally- Scheduled useand other issues that often only
among the kids.the family can foresee. In fact, many conflicts
However, with a family cabin, the parents usuallythat arise over the family cabin are unique the
don't want the children to liquidate the vacationthat family and require a unique and flexible
home, but rather have it live on for futuresolution.
generations to enjoy with their adult children justIn the case of Minnesota, a solution exists to
like the adults did with their kids.protect the family cabin and strengthen family
Unfortunately, this often doesn't happen. Usually, arelationships. The solution is called a Cabin Trust.
cabin that is left to the kids invites enormous