Minnesota divorce statutes distinguish between marital and non-marital property. Marital property involves property acquired during the marriage, while non-marital property involves an asset that was brought into the marriage or received as an inheritance or gift to one spouse but not the other during the marriage. I'm often asked how Minnesota law treats a personal injury settlement. The answer rests in the nature of the recovery. In Minnesota, an injury survivor can recover damages for a host of "losses," including past and future wage loss, past and future medical expenses and pain and suffering. Because wages are considered marital property, the past wage loss portion of an injury « Continue »