Recent Posts in No Fault Divorce Category
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 Dec 17, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
Recently it has come up in some of my cases that one party cannot find the other party but wants to file for divorce. This can be because of problems that have recently occurred or when the parties ...
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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 11, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
Common law marriage is an old concept that still holds ground in many countries and eleven states. In common law marriage, the parties never actually go through the process of becoming married through ...
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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 14, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Often at the time of divorce, both parties want to stay in the marital home. What happens then? How can you force one party to leave? If the home was purchased during the marriage, it is marital ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
When one party wants to get divorced, there is no way to stop the process from happening. The party choosing to begin the divorce process (the “Petitioner”) starts by having two documents ...
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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 Nov 6, 2009 By Kathryn Lammers
In a divorce proceeding , a personal injury settlement can represent a large amount of money that will have to be divided between the parties. Usually, this type of settlement occurs in Personal ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "What Happens to Business Interests in Minnesota Divorce?" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Protecting Your Credit in Real Property Divisions in Minnesota Divorce" »
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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Posted on Sep 24, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Under Minnesota law, when two married individuals plan to separate, the most common route is to get a divorce. Often, people want to get an annulment for religious reasons. However, a religious ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own the majority of the mortgages in the United States. Recently, their guidelines have changed in ways that impact family law. Mortgage banker Mitch Irwin specializes in ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Sometimes when clients come to us to get divorced, both the client and their spouse have already determined how they want their assets and debts divided and what kind of custody arrangement they would ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
The recent downturn in the economy has affected the amount of divorces over the past year. Our office has seen two trends: Some couples are waiting to file for divorce until the market rebounds. They ...
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