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Spousal Maintenance Overhaul: More Than Just New Terms, It’s a Shift in Presumptions

In 2024, Minnesota overhauled its spousal maintenance law by redefining its terms and shifting it from a discretionary, factor-driven analysis to a system based on rebuttable presumptions tied to marriage length. Aimed at balancing the economic needs… Read More
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Categories: Spousal Maintenance
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Tips to Protect Your Credit in Divorce

While marriage is a financial relationship as much as it is an emotional one, debt and divorce often go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, parting ways with your spouse can sometimes lead to financial mistakes and complications that put your credit score a… Read More
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Categories: Divorce
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What Are Considered Non-Marital Assets in Divorce?

Divorce isn’t simply the process of ending a marriage. It also encompasses resolving the issues that must be determined before the final decree can be entered, including dividing property. But unlike many people might mistakenly believe, not all pr… Read More
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Categories: Divorce
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When One Spouse Isn’t Ready: Navigating Divorce with Patience and Care

If you’ve made the decision to divorce and your spouse isn’t ready, the emotional disconnect can make an already difficult process even more overwhelming. While dealing with a reluctant or unwilling spouse can increase your stress and add uncerta… Read More
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Categories: Divorce
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Flat Rate Divorce Lawyers: Unbundled Divorce

Divorce doesn’t have to be financially draining. Unbundled legal services can allow you to part ways with your spouse cost-effectively, efficiently, and amicably while remaining in control of the process and keeping your legal fees down. By choosin… Read More
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Questions to Consider When Creating a Power of Attorney

A power of attorney can allow you to appoint a person of your choice to make decisions for you in the event you become incapacitated. However, these matters should not be taken lightly. There are many questions to consider when creating a power attor… Read More
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Categories: Estate Planning
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Handling Your Parents’ Money When They Are Incapacitated

Parents commonly add their children as joint owners to their bank accounts as they get older. This is a deceptively practical and easy solution to the problem of what to do when your parents become unable to manage their own affairs. Imagine, however… Read More
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Choosing a School Together: Co-Parenting Strategies

Choosing the right school for your child can be challenging. If you and your co-parent share joint legal and physical custody — and your time with the child is equally divided and you live in different school districts or have different neighborhoo… Read More
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Categories: Co-Parenting
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Divorce and Inherited Assets: Is Inheritance in Divorce Considered Marital Property?

If you received an inheritance from a loved one and are going through a divorce, you may be wondering whether your inherited assets are subject to division, along with your other property. Navigating property division when you are parting ways with y… Read More
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Categories: Divorce
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You Need An Estate Plan To Go With That Prenup

Planning a wedding is exciting and all-consuming. Thinking about the marriage ending in divorce or death is not the stuff of which wedding dreams are made. Amidst the frenzy of wedding planning, some couples add a prenuptial agreement to their to-do… Read More
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