Food and Agricultural Law Blog

Back-to-School Parenting Disputes: How to Resolve School, Activity, and Schedule Conflicts Early is an important topic for separated and divorced parents as summer winds down. By late July, many Illinois families are already thinking about school registration, supplies, transportation, extracurricular activities, and new routines. These decisions can become stressful when parents disagree or when the parenting plan does not clearly ... Read More The post Back-to-School Parenting Disputes: How to Resolve School, Activity, and Schedule Conflicts Early appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

Before Harvest Begins: Family Farm Succession Planning Conversations to Have Now is a timely reminder for farm families in late July. Once harvest season begins, there may be little time for difficult conversations about ownership, management, retirement, family expectations, or what happens if a key decision-maker becomes unavailable. Farm succession planning is not just an estate-planning exercise. It is also ... Read More The post Before Harvest Begins: Family Farm Succession Planning Conversations to Have Now appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

In this installment of Ask Sam and Kendal, Rincker Law, PLLC associate attorneys Sam Ellis and Kendal A. Schoepfer explain the current status of FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule and why its continuing legal uncertainty matters to farmers, landowners, estate-planning clients, attorneys, title professionals, and others involved in transferring real estate to a trust or business entity. The Financial ... Read More The post Ask Sam and Kendal: What Is the Current Status of FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule? appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

In this installment of Ask Sam and Kendal, Rincker Law, PLLC associate attorneys Sam Ellis and Kendal A. Schoepfer explain why transferring a farm to an LLC or trust became an important legal question after the federal government’s Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule took effect on March 1, 2026. Below, we explore “Could Transferring a Farm to an LLC or ... Read More The post Ask Sam and Kendal: Could Transferring a Farm to an LLC or Trust Trigger FinCEN Reporting? appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

How to Avoid Money Mistakes in Marriage was the focus of a recent episode of the Money Girl podcast featuring family law attorney Cari Rincker. As part of host Laura Adams’ wedding series, Cari joined the show to discuss an important part of marriage that can easily be overshadowed by venues, guest lists, flowers, and honeymoon plans: financial transparency. Marriage ... Read More The post How to Avoid Money Mistakes in Marriage: Cari Rincker Joins the Money Girl Podcast appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.