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Often in our practice we see or hear of clients who are seeking an attorney of a specific gender when it’s time to divorce. Frequently, the client feels that having a male or female attorney will somehow help their case. Women who feel theyR… Read More

There’s something so final about receiving your signed Minnesota divorce decree, like a gavel striking a table. It’s over. It’s done. Of course, certain aspects of your decree can be modified, and often should, like child support, c… Read More

Two of the most common reasons that marriages end in divorce are incompatibility and financial problems. Those two factors aren’t mutually exclusive, of course, which means that many people are dealing with both financial pressure and a spouse… Read More

Dividing assets can be a contentious aspect of divorce even when you don’t have much to fight over. When a small business is among the marital assets, property division can go from contentious to all-out war. This is true for a number of reason… Read More

You knew divorce would mean splitting your assets. But now you’ve come to the point where you actually have to start identifying what those assets are, and committing them (as well as your liabilities) to paper in the discovery phase of your di… Read More

Fifty or more years ago, the residential landscape of America looked different than it does today. Families settled in one place, sometimes within walking distance of extended family members. Children often lived in the same house for their whole chi… Read More

In 1993, the Minnesota Human Rights Act was enacted, prohibiting certain forms of discrimination due to specific characteristics including sexual orientation. In 2013, a bill became law officially recognizing same-sex marriages in the State of Minnes… Read More

You may not think of it as one, but divorce is, technically, a lawsuit. And like other lawsuits, the rules of civil procedure apply. This means that each party involved in the law suit is entitled to “discover” facts and documents from th… Read More

Minnesota, like a majority of states, divides property in divorce according to a system of “equitable distribution.” This means that marital property isn’t necessarily split exactly equally between a divorcing husband and wife, but… Read More

In a movie, when a character says “Trust me, I’m a lawyer,” the implication is clearly that the character is not to be trusted. In real life, though, you absolutely should trust your attorney, especially in a family law matter. If y… Read More

Despite the tremendous progress the LGBTQ movement has made in the last few decades, substantial misconceptions still remain regarding the rights of LGBTQ individuals and couples concerning adoption. Quick Facts about LGBTQ Adoption in Minnesota Sing… Read More

Divorce is a stressful process. Between worrying about the well-being of your children, your financial future, and grieving the loss of the marriage you hoped to have, there’s not a lot of energy left over for anything else. But there is one mo… Read More

As a parent, you want to do everything possible to protect your children. You buy safety equipment, research the best daycare centers and schools, and save for their future. A surprising number of parents, however, don’t do one of the most impo… Read More