In Minnesota, as in other states, when a married couple divorces, each person takes their own student loan debt with them. Student loan debt is generally considered non-marital debt and, as such, is not equitably divided upon divorce as marital debts and assets would be. The idea behind this general ...
A question we sometimes get from our clients is whether they can change venue in their divorce case to another county. There are many reasons a client might want a change of venue. Often, it is based on change in residence. The short answer is, yes, it is possible to ...
In Minnesota, people can change their legal name through marriage, divorce/legal separation, or by petitioning for a name change action in state district court. Regardless of whether you change your legal name through marriage, divorce/legal separation, or through a name change action, you are required to do specific things. The ...
A parenting consultant (“PC”) and a parenting time expeditor (“PTE”) are both professionals who work with families to help resolve parenting time disputes, in lieu of bringing such issues directly to a judge. Both are often much less expensive than going to court and are great resources to utilize for ...
Heimerl & Lammers announces the additions of attorneys Lauren Schnobrich and Ingrid Wahlquist to its growing legal team. Lauren Schnobrich joins Heimerl & Lammers as the newest member of the Family Law team. Her practice consists of family law, probate, and estate planning matters. Lauren has practiced family law and ...
Most people do not know that certain grandparents have a right to visit their grandchildren under Minnesota law. Under Minnesota Statute § 257C.08, if one of the child’s parents are deceased, if the child has lived with you (the grandparent) for twelve months or more, or if the child is ...
It is not uncommon for someone to experience an injury, whether at work or elsewhere, that eventually culminates in a settlement. In this case, the injured party may receive either periodic payments under a payment schedule or a single lump-sum payment. When a recipient of settlement funds is seeking a ...
We previously issued a blog post titled “Vaccines and Divorce - Can I Have My Child Vaccinated without the Other Parent’s Consent?” Since that blog was released, a Washington County trial court judge issued a decision on the issue of vaccinating children when the parents disagree. The Order was issued ...
Conservatorships and guardianships are designed to assist vulnerable, incapacitated, or impaired persons in making decisions. Many people do not know the difference between conservatorships and guardianships and often conflate the two. There are also a variety of powers established by law that apply to conservators and/or guardians, so it is ...
In Minnesota, once a family court case is filed, many judges will ask that the parties attend Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”). ADR consists of several different options for resolving the issues in the case outside of court. This allows for the parties and a neutral facilitator to try to reach ...
