Often when parties get divorced, the value of any property is split down the middle; each party gets about 50% of the assets and debts from the marriage. This can get more

Common law marriage is an old concept that still holds ground in many countries and eleven states but not in Minnesota. In common law marriage, the parties never actually go

It is not very common that a person dies during the pendency of their divorce. What happens in that situation? How is property distributed? Certain rights come with marriage by

A divorce action is started when one party, the “Petitioner”, drafts or has an attorney draft a Summons and Petition. The Summons and Petition set out what the main issues will be

When parties are going through the divorce process, the question often arises of how you can be sure that the other side is being honest and not hiding information or assets

Often at the time of divorce, both parties want to stay in the marital home. What happens then? How can you force one party to leave? If the home was

When one party wants to get divorced, there is no way to stop the process from happening. Minnesota is a no fault divorce state. All one spouse has to show

Parties to a divorce with children, or even single parents with children, usually want to make provisions for what will happen to their child if they were to die. An individual is

One issue every divorcing family with children needs to deal with is the change in the holiday schedule. Holidays are generally a time, sometimes the only time, that the children spend

In a divorce proceeding, a personal injury settlement can represent a large amount of money that will have to be divided between the parties. Usually, this type of settlement occurs in Personal