So We’re Getting a Divorce: What Happens Now? Part One Let’s start with the basics here; first, getting a divorce in Minnesota is technically called a “Dissolution of Marriage”, or more commonly known simply as a “dissolution” . Most people do ask how long it takes to get divorced? That’s a tough question to answer…
Child Support for Minnesota Business Owners Child support and corporate/business income are not likely to be high on anyone’s list of favorite things to think about. When you combine both of them, they quickly become even less pleasant. For Minnesota business owners, however, a recent Minnesota Supreme A court decision makes the combination of these…
Does The Age Of My Divorce Lawyer Matter? So, you ‘re calling around trying to find the right divorce lawyer. Do you go with the brand new lawyer who is dirt cheap? The Mid-Career lawyer? or the old seasoned veteran who everyone knows and is expensive? Well, it depends on your case (and the lawyer)…
UPDATE: April 2024 Dividing Government Retirement Benefits in a Minnesota Divorce Proceedin Pension and Divorce | When people think of dividing up property in a divorce, it’s usually bank accounts, furniture and houses that come to mind. One type of property that it’s easy to overlook in preparing for divorce is retirement benefits. While there are…
Grandparent Rights In Minnesota One of my most popular topics is grandparent visitation (which can be read here). Let me start by saying the quick answer to that question is: it’s hard. Grandparent Custody Under the law a grandparent in Minnesota can get custody but it’s hard, and it’s supposed to be hard. Grandparents are…
Brendan Fraser Broke? It looks like it just might be that America’s favorite frozen caveman, Brendan Fraser, might very well be broke do to his family law situation. According to reports (and yes I’ll be the first to admit that Wetpaint.com does not have the same journalistic chops as NY Times) Mr. Fraser is trying…
Can you waive alimony through a Minnesota prenuptial agreement? In many divorces, alimony and acrimony go hand in hand: the biggest fights often revolve around how much, if any, money one spouse should pay to the other following the divorce. Alimony, a.k.a. spousal maintenance, a.k.a. spousal support, is generally awarded at the discretion of the…
Minnesota Child Custody Modification with Parents or Children in Different States While you might generally be thrilled to have your ex living in a different state from you, this situation does bring up potential complications about which state’s courts will have jurisdiction to determine child custody issues relating to your children. As we discussed in…
Moving My Kids Out of State… Is that Legal? The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement ActWith everyone being more mobile than they were 50 years ago and parents no longer necessarily living in the same area in which they grew up, families often end up in different states following a divorce. When there are…
Here he goes again… I have dealt with this topic before and said that unless you are in a very unique situation you need a divorce lawyer. Yes, yes, I know I am a divorce lawyer, so you may think this is a self-serving statement, but in order to explain why a good divorce lawyer…
