When you and your Minnesota spouse make the decision to split, you need to work through the process of asset division to ensure you both walk away with your fair share. These days, cryptocurrency is becoming more and more of an issue in divorce cases, with some...
Year: 2021
Does parallel parenting benefit everyone?
After a divorce, it is important to establish how you want to move forward with parenting your child. Needless to say, the idea of working closely with a co-parent often serves as a difficult hurdle for people to consider when fresh out of an ended marriage. In this...
How an ex-spouse may spend or modify child support payments
Single parents could face financial challenges when providing for their children after a divorce. Kids have specific needs that affect how they develop and grow. Those needs may change as they get older. As noted by U.S. News, states issue guidelines for court-ordered...
Should you have a living will or medical power of attorney?
Estate planning ensures you can continue to take care of your loved ones after you are gone by distributing your assets among them. However, they can also protect you while you are still alive but unable to make decisions about your health. According to the Mayo...
Which of your children is best fit to be your executor?
Putting together a complete and thorough estate plan is hard work. There are many elements that you have to keep track of, and you have to think of and plan for all possible contingencies. Possibly the most important decision you will make during the estate planning...
The penalties for parental rights violations
Whether you recently got a divorce or your marriage ended years ago, it is important to go over legal issues related to children if you have young kids. Aside from child support, you likely need to think about various issues related to child custody. When it comes to...
How are divorce mediation and divorce collaboration different?
If you and your spouse are considering divorce, you may have deep concerns about the financial and emotional fallout of taking your separation to court. You may worry that the legal process will be antagonistic, prolonged and expensive. Worse, a judge’s decree may not...
How can I create a reliable estate plan?
Many people find the process of creating an estate plan intimidating. While that is understandable given the magnitude of the task, you must have a solid estate plan in place to safeguard your family should the unthinkable happen. According to U.S. News & World...
Should you try for parallel parenting?
Experts of divorce often advise parents to work together and try out shared custody situations whenever possible. After all, studies across the globe have shown that this method of parenting causes the least damage and offers the most help to children of divorce. But...
Talking with your parents about an estate plan
You can play a key role in helping your parents prepare for a comfortable retirement. For them, having an estate plan may enable them to make goals for their future, as well as coordinate their end-of-life affairs to reduce stress and uncertainty in their later years....
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