Actions to Consider in Preparation for Divorce

February 19, 2013 - The decision to get divorced isn't usually made lightly.  However, once you've made the decision to get divorced, there are certain things you can do to better prepare and protect yourself in the divorce process.  Please note that these are just a few preparations you can make, and ever...

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Getting Married? Consider a Prenuptial Agreement

January 8, 2013 - Once stigmatized (perhaps unfairly) as a bad omen to a marriage, prenuptial agreements (ante-nuptial or premarital agreement) are increasingly popular methods of family and estate planning.  They are a useful tool that can serve several important purposes.  Minnesota law provides f...

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The Divorce Process in Minnesota

September 26, 2012 - The following is the basic process of going through a divorce in Minnesota.  The process can take as little as a few weeks to as long as over a year - depending on the circumstances and the issues that are in dispute.  At each step of the process, there can be different circumstances an...

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Pets and Divorce in Minnesota

September 20, 2012 - People very often see their pets as part of their family - almost on the level of children.  For many divorcing couples, their pets are their "children."  While the law has very specific provisions related to children involved in a divorce, what happens to pets in a divorce when pe...

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My Spouse Moved Out of the Home - Can I Change the Locks?

September 12, 2012 - If you are going through a divorce and your spouse is staying elsewhere, you may wonder whether or not you can change the locks on the house.  The short answer is "yes," you can change the locks because you are an owner of the home.  However, doing so does not give you the legal right t...

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Quick Tip: Make Sure to Read Your Legal Paperwork

September 7, 2012 - I often get calls from people who have received legal paperwork of some kind.  The paperwork ranges from divorce papers, child support motions from the county, parenting time motions, custody motions, spousal maintenance motions, etc.  Unfortunately, the person did not call an attorney ...

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Three Ways to Help Your Attorney Get the Results You Want

August 22, 2012 - There's a famous scene in the movie "Jerry Maguire" where Tom Cruise's character is pleading with Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character, saying, "Help me help you!"  While not as dramatic in the law (most of the time), this quote is very applicable to the attorney-client relationship.  In the fa...

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Basics of Property Division in a Divorce - Minnesota

February 4, 2012 - Upon proceeding through a divorce, people naturally must divide their property in some manner.  Minnesota law does not require that the property be divided 50/50.  Instead, Minnesota law requires that marital property must be divided "equitably" without regard to marital misconduct...

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Basics of Establishing Child Support in Minnesota

January 6, 2012 - The parents of minor children (under 18) have a duty to provide financial support for their children.  When people get divorced, legally separated, or have their marriage annulled, the court must enter a "just and proper" order for the payment of child support.  New child support laws b...

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My Ex Wants to Move My Child Out of State

November 23, 2011 - Your child primarily resides with you Ex spouse/partner.  You've got parenting time with your child and you're communicating well with your Ex.  Everything is going fine until your Ex decides that they are planning on moving with the child to another state.  Maybe they are moving f...

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Alimony (Spousal Maintenance) in Minnesota

October 24, 2011 - Formerly known as alimony, "spousal maintenance" is an award of payments from the future income or earnings of one spouse for the support and maintenance of the other spouse.  Basically, a court may award alimony if it finds that one spouse cannot sufficiently provide for their reasonable ne...

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Divorce and Estate Planning in Minnesota

October 20, 2011 - During the emotional turmoil accompanying a divorce, one of the last things on your mind is estate planning.  However, it is advisable to review your entire estate plan during and after a divorce because the plan will almost certainly require some fine tuning and may no longer be desirable i...

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Minnesota: A "No-Fault" Divorce State

September 22, 2011 - Minnesota is considered a "no-fault" divorce state.  This means that a divorce can be obtained without one spouse having to prove that there was some sort of marital misconduct or fault.  Instead of having to prove fault, the parties simply have to acknowledge that there has been an "ir...

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