Oftentimes folks who are getting a divorce, do not think about estate planning concerns but this is an especially important issue for multi-generational farm and ranch families, Read my fact sheet with the National Agriculture Law Center on this very topic here. All of the family law issues in agriculture Fact Sheets can be found here.
Most parties going through a divorce do not consider the option of keeping the farm business intact. Everyone’s brains (including the lawyers’) typically go to dividing the farm/ranch assets, along with its inventory. However, there is another option: keeping the business intact. This has several advantages, especially if this is a multi-generational farm family business. This requires careful planning and …
Principal Attorney, Cari Rincker, will visit East Central Illinois Women Attorney’s Association (“ECIWAA”) on Tuesday, November 19th at 11:45am and speak about food and agriculture law. She will be at Biaggi’s along with the ECIWAA crew that day. Cari is a proud member of ECIWAA and supports women in the practice of law.
I was recently asked to speak about agri-tourism and it made me sit back and think about the benefits of agritourism into our community. A big part of having an agriculture business is the relationship with the communities. Most people with an agricultural business have a passion for it and want to share this with others. People visiting an agritourism …
I speak about all things insurance with agriculture law legend Prof. Jesse Richardson on this episode of Ag Law Today. There are so many kinds of insurance that affect farmers, rancher and agri-business owners. Such a great conversation. Don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube and iTunes.
Excited to participate in the virtual agritourism conference sponsored by EscapeMaker. My presentation was on tools to mitigate risk with agri-tourism including business entities, insurance, general releases and liability waivers, contracts, and labor law issues. Proud to be a part of the 14 women speakers on this important topic.
