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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Minnesota Divorce Lawyer
Kobe Bryant's divorce from his wife Vanessa is not yet finalized, but the wheels are in motion. Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce in December. The reason for the split was listed as ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Minnesota Divorce Lawyer
The couple decided not to sign a pre-nuptial agreement prior to their marriage. California law states that a couple must split their earnings in half if no pre-nup exists. This could work in ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2011 By H&L Law Firm
Parties do not have to file for divorce in the state in which they were married. However, Minnesota has specific residency requirements that must be met in order for a person to file for divorce in a ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
Often in a divorce , the parties do not trust each other to fully disclose all of their assets or may believe that a spouse is intentionally hiding money or property from the other. A full and fair ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
Minnesota Statutes require all divorcing couples with children attend an educational course. Some counties, like Hennepin County require that the children of divorcing couples attend an educational ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
Often when parties get divorced, the value of any property is split down the middle; each party gets about 50% of the assets and debts from the marriage. This can get more complicated, however, when ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
A divorce action is started when one party, the “Petitioner”, drafts or has an attorney draft a Summons and Petition. The Summons and Petition set out what the main issues will be in the ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
When parties are going through the divorce process , the question often arises of how you can be sure that the other side is being honest and not hiding information or assets from you. The rules of ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
One issue every divorcing family with children needs to deal with is the change in the holiday schedule . Holidays are generally a time, sometimes the only time, that the children spend time with ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Tax law is not state-specific, it's federal. The Internal Revenue Service has deemed that noncustodial parents are not able to claim their children for tax purposes. In general, since the ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
When parties are married, everything that is earned or created during the marriage is marital property . Also included in the definition of marital property is a portion of any asset that was acquired ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
When parties decide to get a divorce, how do they determine the parenting schedule that will be used? The court looks at the 13 “best interest” factors when determining custody. Each of ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
A common part of a settlement agreement with divorce is the division of the homestead . Real property is considered marital if it was purchased during the marriage, regardless of whose name is ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
In Hennepin County and Ramsey County, the family courts have adjusted to make the process more amicable for cases. Instead of filing a case and having nothing happen for some time, the courts have ...
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Posted on Sep 30, 2009 By Kathryn Lammers
With the state of economy today many people are dividing up debt rather than assets in divorce. One of the biggest decisions divorcing parties must make is what to do with their home. It is more ...
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