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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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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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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