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Navigating Divorce with the Four Agreements: A Guide for Emotional Healing

January 15th, 2025
Divorce is often one of the most emotionally charged experiences a person can face. The end of a marriage comes with a mix of sadness, anger, confusion, and, sometimes, relief. In the midst of these emotions, it’s easy for individuals to make d… Read More
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What is the Trans Refugee Law in Minnesota?

December 28th, 2024
Imagine Minnesota as a lighthouse amidst a storm, offering safety to transgender individuals and families seeking refuge. Known officially as the Gender-Affirming Care Bill, Minnesota’s trans refuge law positions the state as a haven where people c… Read More
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Understanding Minnesota’s New Parenting Time Laws

December 5th, 2024
At Mundahl Law, PLLC, we know that navigating family law issues can be complicated and emotional. With the recent passage of House File 3204, Minnesota has implemented significant changes to family law that affect parenting time, child custody, and c… Read More
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2024 Changes to Minnesota Spousal Maintenance Laws

October 31st, 2024
Divorce can be a devastating and uncertain process, and the financial aspect is no exception. One important aspect of divorce in Minnesota is spousal maintenance, commonly known as alimony or spousal support. This financial support helps ensure that… Read More
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Are You Ready to Date After Divorce?

September 27th, 2024
Divorce is widely recognized as one of life’s most emotionally challenging experiences. It brings significant change, often leaving you feeling uncertain, confused, and unsure about what lies ahead—especially when it comes to dating again. While… Read More
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Transgender Issues: Deadnames in Divorce

August 16th, 2024
Divorce, by its very nature, has a way of bringing up painful parts of the past. For transgender individuals, there can be another wrinkle: the potential need to use their deadname in divorce documents. If you find yourself in this situation, it’s… Read More
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How to Prepare Emotionally Before You Divorce

July 23rd, 2024
Divorce is, of course, a legal process; it changes the legal nature of your relationship to another person and your rights and responsibilities to one another. But it’s not just a legal process. It’s also a financial, social, and crucially, an em… Read More
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What is Reckless Spending During a Divorce?

June 20th, 2024
One of the most challenging hurdles in every divorce is the division of marital property. In Minnesota, property is divided in divorce according to the principles of equitable distribution. That doesn’t necessarily mean exactly equal, although an e… Read More
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Understanding the Divorce Process: The Four Phases of Divorce

May 29th, 2024
One of the most challenging aspects of divorce for most people is not knowing what to expect. Lack of familiarity with the divorce process can make it feel like life is out of control, at a time when you are already dealing with major upheaval. At Mu… Read More
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I’ve Been Served With Divorce Papers. Now What?

April 22nd, 2024
Maybe you and your spouse have discussed divorce, and you have been anticipating this moment. Or perhaps you had no idea that your spouse was thinking about divorce, and you’ve just been blindsided by a process server handing you divorce papers. Ei… Read More
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What is a Divorce by Default?

February 20th, 2024
You’ve probably seen a movie or TV show where one spouse wants a divorce, the other doesn’t, and the spouse seeking to get unhitched has to chase the reluctant spouse down to get them to sign divorce papers. Sometimes, just to add spice, the spou… Read More
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Dealing with Narcissists and Other Personality Disorders in Your Divorce

December 21st, 2023
Divorce is never easy, even under the best of circumstances. But when you are divorcing a narcissist or someone with another personality disorder such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), divorce can be a living nightmare. You’re trying to get… Read More
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What is a Substantial Change of Circumstances for Child Support?

October 23rd, 2023
A couple that divorces when their children are small, or parents who never married, may find themselves co-parenting together for almost two decades. That’s a long time, and a lot is likely to change over that period. At the outset, parents may agr… Read More
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What is a Substantial Change of Circumstances for Custody?

August 28th, 2023
As any divorced parent knows, family law matters like child custody, parenting time schedules, and child support aren’t really over even when they’re over. If you have young children, your custody, parenting time, and child support orders may be… Read More
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What is Parenting Time Interference, and What Can You Do About It?

July 19th, 2023
Child custody and parenting time can be among the most contentious issues when parents divorce or decide to live separately. It may take a great deal of negotiating, and sometimes litigating, to establish a parenting time schedule. If you have been a… Read More