The lawyers with Thyden, Gross & Callahan, LLP, authors of the Maryland Divorce Legal Crier, recently published an article entitled “Putting the Fault Back into No-Fault Divorce.” They point out that despite the fact that several states on the east coast have moved (like Minnesota in the 1970’s) to “no-fault” divorce, fault still
How Are Businesses Valued And Divided As Part Of A Divorce In Minnesota?
Many of our current and former clients are entrepreneurs – owners of small businesses, including restaurants, hair salons, trucking entities, vending services, auto repair shops, construction companies and web design firms. Important to keep in mind that even if the business was started and managed by just one spouse, it may be “marital” in nature.
The Benefits Of Working With A Parenting Time Expeditor
Under Minnesota law, the parties, or the court, can seek the appointment of a parenting time expeditor as part of a divorce or paternity proceeding. Parenting time expeditors can save the parties time and money by keeping parenting time disputes out of the court system entirely. No attorney to pay. No motion filing fee to
Give Yourself The Advantage: Tips For Dealing With Custody Evaluators
Child custody can be a controversial issue; it is common for both parents to want physical custody – or for one parent to seek sole custody over a joint custody arrangement.
The disagreements can go on and on, and that means the court has to intervene with the custody evaluation process. A custody evaluator is
Family Court: A Few Simple Rules To Follow
Thanks to Mark Pfenning, a divorce lawyer and author who has published many articles geared toward helping parties through the divorce process. His recent article, Divorce Courtroom Tips, provides some helpful strategies and a useful summary of the basic rules of decorum in family court. Here’s what Mark has to say:
- Settle Some Things
The Parties, The Lawyers, The Judge And Uncle Sam: The Key Players In Most Divorces
Many divorces involve alimony, child support and the division of assets – all of which involve taxation issues. Litigants tend to overlook the impact that these provisions will have on their taxes. As lawyers, however, we consistently take the tax consequences into account in determining what is fair and equitable under the circumstances.
Alimony payments
What Is An FENE…And Why Do They Work?
More and more Minnesota counties are providing divorce litigants with an opportunity to resolve their financial issues through a process known as “Financial Early Neutral Evaluation.” Settlement success rates in the FENE model are astonishing – as high as 75% in some jurisdictions.
An FENE involves a half-day session (or two, or three, or four)
Division Of Retirement Assets In Divorce: Field Guide To QDROs, SEPs, ESOPs, TSPs And Other Beasts
In addition to homes, automobiles, bank accounts and furniture, retirement plans may be “marital property,” subject to an equitable division among the parties to a divorce.
Many twenty-pound books have been written about the methods of valuing, and dividing, retirement interests. In fact, some lawyers make their living handling only the orders associated with slicing
Sudden Divorce Syndrome: Two Experts Weigh In
Statistics show that there will be about a million divorces in the United States this year. Interestingly, 75% are filed by women. More and more, attorney Robert Mues says, his male clients are telling him that they were completely “blind-sided” by the divorce situation. These are individuals in long-term marriages who have honored their wedding
Maryland Judge Awards Couple Joint Legal Custody Of Lucky The Dog
Michelle Lore, a contributing author to the Minnesota Lawyer Blog recently authored a post about the custody decision in Maryland involving…a dog. She reports:
A judge in Maryland recently decided a custody battle with a twist — it was over a beloved pet. A childless couple heading for a divorce could not agree on who