Recent Posts in Uncontested Divorce Category
Posted on Jan 4, 2012 By Minnesota Divorce Lawyer
A divorce begins when the petitioner (the person who initiates the divorce) serves two legal documents, the Summons and the Petition, to the Respondent (The other party in the divorce). The Respondent ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2011 By Minnesota Divorce Lawyer
The collective military divorce rate grew this year to its highest level since 1999. Yesterday, the pentagon reported that roughly 30,000 military marriages ended in divorce in the 2011 fiscal year. ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By Minnesota Divorce Lawyer
Marriage counseling is not a requirement prior to divorcing in Minnesota . Minnesota, like many other states, is "no fault" for divorce. This means that neither party has to give the court a ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2011 By H&L Law Firm
Often people are married in other countries and move to the United States. For whatever reason, the marriage may not work out and the individual is left wondering if they will be able to obtain a ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By H&L Law Firm
Marital property is any property that is acquired during the marriage. If during your marriage you and your spouse purchase a home, then this home is considered “marital property.” If ...
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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 May 10, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
There are two unique situations where parentage must be addressed in a divorce action: when the parents were not yet married at the time of the child’s birth and when the wife is pregnant at the ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
Spousal maintenance, formerly known as “alimony” , is not as common as is often believed. The typical spousal maintenance case involves a long-term marriage where one spouse did not work ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
The divorce process is very emotional and sometimes the parties have mixed feelings going through it. The parties may not be in agreement to go forward with the divorce. So what happens if during the ...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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