What is the role of government in divorce? Is it a matter of providing a forum for deciding contested issues? Or, should the government be in the business of saving marriages? Interestingly, the Family Law Professor Blog, a national blog relating to divorce and family law issues, recently described a bill pending in the
About half the cases we handle are more contested divorces. These are marital dissolution cases in which the litigants don’t expect to reach agreement early and, instead, need the intervention of the court system in order to reach a resolution.
These divorces typically involve four distinct segments.
The first segment of work in a contested
Once you break the news of your desire to dissolve your marriage, interesting things may start happening at your house. Critical records and valuable items of personal property may suddenly vanish. It pays to be proactive, to ensure that you have all the information you will need to move forward as efficiently as possible.
The
Do the right thing…even when no one is looking. Great advice from Greg Cook, one of the top private investigators in the country (and, thankfully, stationed right here in the Twin Cities). Greg and I had lunch the other day and engaged in a long discussion about the uses of a private investigator in family
Time Magazine’s Belinda Luscombe recently published a piece entitled “Will the Market Kill Your Marriage?” So much of her article rings true in these tough economic times. I highly recommend reading it in it’s entirely. She does a nice job laying things on the line.
Here is an excerpt:
Not long ago, people
Thanks to Mark Wortman, a top Kansas City divorce lawyer, for his recent post surrounding the “dance” between bankruptcy and divorce. In his Missouri Divorce and Family Law Blog, Wartman writes that it may be better to file bankruptcy before the divorce, in light of the following:
Many people change their name as part of a divorce. As long as you are not doing to so avoid creditors and have no prior felony convictions, you can basically change your name to anything you like. The Minnesota Supreme Court site has an overview of the relevant legal standard.
Communicating the change can be
Hats off to Chicago Divorce Lawyer Marie Fahnert. She recently posted an article entitled 10 Signs of a Bad Divorce Lawyer on her Divorce Blog. What should you avoid in a Minnesota Divorce Lawyer? According to Fahnert, you should avoid a family lawyer who:
We’ve posted a number of entries concerning the benefits of settling a divorce as opposed to litigation. Even if you need to litigate, more than 95% of cases will settle before trial.
The following settlement checklist will come in handy as you attempt to figure out if you’ve got all of your bases covered:
Today we wrapped up a complex case involving property division and spousal support. The litigants thought they were miles apart from each other, only to find a new best friend in Uncle Sam. With the assistance of a terrific tax accountant, we were able to craft a settlement that took full advantage of the Internal