Tough Love
As the party to a divorce case, you see the world through a different lens than I do. Your perspective is necessarily clouded by emotion and the daily grind of…
A Lesson In Attorney’s Fees
As a lawyer, I don’t have any great products to sell you. My office is not like Best Buy or a car dealership. Other than a bunch of paper, you…
Out of State Moves
In my opinion, one of the most difficult issues in family court cases is out-of- state moves. Let’s say that following a divorce, Mom has primary physical custody of the…
Pick Your Battles
This goes without saying, but one of the fundamental things that happens in a divorce is the husband and wife transition from living together as part of one household to…
Family Court Lessons to be Learned from Prince
As we all know, Prince died last year. He died without a will, and the battle over his estate wages on in Carver County District Court. As we’ve also learned,…
Divorce: Your Life is an Open Book
One of the things that we do in a divorce case is fully disclose assets. Whether it is real property, a checking account, savings account, retirement account, stock, life insurance,…
Communication About Finances During Marriage
Every married couple manages their finances differently. In some marriages, both spouses play an active role in managing their money and both have a good sense of the assets and…
MARATHON RUNNING & THE PRESUMPTION OF JOINT LEGAL CUSTODY
Not quite ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics’, but, I recently came to a revelation. This past Sunday I (very slowly) ran the Twin Cities Marathon. One of the…
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…
Communication Is Key
A common question I get at the beginning of a divorce case is “How much is this going to cost?” My answer is almost always, “It depends. The more contested…