Dealing with child custody can feel overwhelming. Knowing what to expect, however, can bring clarity to your situation. Minnesota law recognizes two distinct types of custody: legal custody and physical custody. Understanding the difference between the two is an...
Many people assume that an inheritance will automatically remain separate property during a divorce, but the reality is more complicated. While inheritances are often treated differently than marital income or assets, how they are handled after receipt can determine...
Gray divorce, the term often used to describe divorce after age 50, tends to inspire a distinct set of financial challenges that younger couples rarely face. For example, the “Social Security trap,” wherein the timing of a divorce can permanently affect benefits and...
Children react differently to divorce. However, many teenagers whose parents are divorcing may share some of the same struggles. Many teenagers’ outward stoicism may be hiding great mental and emotional upheaval on the inside. A family separation can be quite...
Watching children struggle can be the hardest thing about divorce. Many parents even avoid filing for divorce because they fear that the process could damage their children. Parents who want to reduce the challenges their children experience during divorce typically...
Divorce can be a life-altering event at any age, but it can feel particularly daunting when you've spent decades building a life as a stay-at-home spouse or parent. Suddenly, facing the prospect of living on your own and securing your financial future can be...
Whether you suspect that your spouse is a narcissist or you know it, the end result is the same: There’s no way that a divorce is going to go down smoothly. Your spouse’s sense of entitlement, their limited (or utterly lacking) ability to empathize with others and...
The state often only prosecutes people when their intimidating or abusive behavior goes too far. You don't need to wait for someone to physically victimize you to take legal action. You can ask the courts to help protect you from misconduct by other parties in certain...
When you’re a business professional, one of the benefits you may have received was stock options. Stock options give you a right to buy your own company’s stock for a set price. The idea is that you can buy these stocks at a set price even in the future, and that’s...
A divorce does not automatically sever provisions of a will leaving assets to an ex-spouse’s heirs according to the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision issued yesterday in the Estate of Mathew Joseph Tomczik, A21-1420 (May 23, 2022). In Tomczik, the deceased, Mathew...