Sometimes divorces and child custody battles escalate if one party gets angry with the other. This can leave one partner fearing for their safety or the safety of their children. To protect against the possibility of physical or verbal abuse, Minnesota law allows residents to file an Order for Protection ...
The disposition of the homestead is determined in the divorce. If one party is awarded the house, but the other party is still on the mortgage, then both parties could be liable for any deficiencies or missed payments on the property. An Example For example: Jack and Jill own a ...
No two divorces are the same. Some are messy, while others can be relatively clean. Whether you split with your ex on good terms or bad, there are a few aspects of your life you should review to ensure you come out of the divorce in the best way possible. ...
Yes, you can generally change from an uncontested to a contested divorce at any point during the divorce proceeding. At the onset of a divorce, parties oftentimes believe that their dissolution proceeding is uncontested based on informal conversations with their spouse. Usually unrepresented parties do not address all issues that ...
A Minnesota divorce lawyer has been suspended indefinitely after engaging in an affair with his client and billing her for time spent while the pair was having sex. Thomas P. Lowe, of Eagan, won’t be eligible for reinstatement for 15 months after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled against his improper ...
A pension is a regular payout made during an employee’s retirement. There are different types of pension plans, and each one provides a range of options for the employee. For example, a vested pension is one that survives the voluntary or involuntary termination of the employee. Alternatively, a matured pension is a pension that ...
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order or QDRO (pronounced “Kwa-Drough”) is a technique attorneys use to shift ownership of funds from one party’s retirement account to another. A QDRO is typically used to move funds during marriages, child support cases, and spousal support settlements between former and current spouses. The party ...
A group of Minnesotans gathered Sunday to protest Russia’s proposed law that would ban American families from adopting Russian children. Senator Amy Klobuchar joined members of the Children’s Home Society and other concerned citizens at the rally that sought to bring attention to the proposed ban. “The demonstration shows that ...
It depends. Sometimes people request that two law firms team up or collaborate to represent them in their divorce case. This might be because one attorney specializes in a particular issue or area of law that is relevant to the case. For example, there may be a real estate or ...
As family courts continue to be burdened with increasing divorce and custody issues, some couples are turning to “parenting consultants” to help alleviate stress and resolve issues with their former spouse. Parenting Consultant Program The parenting consultant program was created in the mid-1990’s by Dr. Karen Irvin in hopes of ...
