Divorce and Your Job
Divorce lawyers see it all the time. One (or both) of the parties to a divorce has had a steadily increasing income in the years prior to the divorce. Access…
Family Court Lessons to Be Learned from “Making A Murderer”
As I write this blog, the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” is all the rage. I, too, got sucked in, and watched all ten episodes. It is a fascinating, true-life…
Guess What? The Judge Doesn’t Love Your Kids
Before I was a practicing attorney, I clerked for a District Court Judge. He presided over many divorce cases. Whenever a contested custody case was before him, he had a…
Divorce Takes Time: Have Reasonable Expectations
If you’ve never been divorced before, you probably don’t know what to expect during the divorce process. Even if you have been divorced before, you still probably don’t know. You…
Custody Cases: Be Careful What You Say
Child Custody Cases Minneapolis Contested custody cases can be nasty. A lot of dirty laundry gets aired. In many ways, “winning” your custody case feels like convincing the Court that…
Ignorance Is Not Bliss
In Minnesota contested divorce cases, it is not uncommon that one spouse is more “interested” in getting divorced that the other spouse. But, as I routinely tell clients, it takes…
Facebook and Family Law in Minnesota
Facebook is everywhere. More people are on Facebook than not. People of all ages and from all backgrounds have an account. It’s free, so all you need is Internet access….
Antenuptial Agreements in Minnesota: Some Observations
Whenever I am asked to draft an Antenuptial Agreement (also known as Prenuptial Agreements, or simply Prenups), I like to ask the client why they want one, or why they…
Orders for Protection and Divorce: Proceed Cautiously
Living in the same house as your spouse while divorce proceedings are also ongoing is stressful. Ideally, the parties could live separately and negotiate temporary issues related to parenting time…
Behaving Yourself in Family Court; Someone is Watching
Perception is reality; and that lesson can sometimes be a hard one to be reminded of, especially when that lesson can affect the outcome of an Order for Protection. Recently,…