Temperament and Public Service
If you’ve listened to recent discussion about the presidential election, you may have heard the issue of ‘temperament’ come up. One of the candidates recently questioned the other’s ‘temperamant’ and…
Getting a Domestic Abuse Order for Protection in Minnesota – What Do I Need To Prove?
I hope this is a question you will never face, but, leaving an abusive partner or family member is not an simple decision, let alone following through with that decision….
Minnesota Cohabitation and Spousal Maintenance: The Law Has Changed
The law has long been that unless agreed otherwise in a divorce decree, if a spousal maintenance recipient remarries, the remarriage terminates the spousal maintenance award. The rationale, based largely…
Can I Afford To Be Divorced in Minnesota?
What will I do if I can’t rely on my spouse’s earnings to meet my living expenses? Good question; and one that any spouse who relies on the earnings of…
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…
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,…
Let Me Save You From Yourself
Whether you know it or not, one of my jobs as your lawyer is to be your filter. Clients don’t realize just how poorly they can come across. They are…
The Importance of Self Awareness
I recently read an “Ask Amy” column that caught my eye. The writer explained that every year she and her sisters and female cousins got together near the Christmas holidays…