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Meeting your ex for a custody exchange can be a highly stressful situation, especially if you and your ex have been in conflict. You may be held in contempt of court if you refuse to allow your children’s other parent to take them for a scheduled visitation. However, the situation changes if your ex is… Read more »

A recent custody battle between a same-sex couple went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The case, titled V.L. v. E.L., involved a same-sex couple from Alabama. Between 2002 and 2004, E.L. gave birth to three children via artificial insemination. In 2007, the couple petitioned a Georgia court to issue an adoption decree… Read more »

Prenuptial agreements, or “antenuptial agreements,” are legal in Minnesota, but to be enforceable they must meet certain standards. Each party must have entered into the agreement freely and with a proper understanding of it. Minnesota statute 519.11 states: A man and woman of legal age may enter into an antenuptial contract or settlement prior to… Read more »

How secure is your personal smartphone, computer or other electronic devices? Do you have any information on them – such things as text, contacts, personal e-mails, financial information, social media and web browsing history – that you would be comfortable sharing with your spouse as your marriage winds down? Unless you’re Amish, an anti-technology Luddite,… Read more »

There is quite a bit of truth to the saying “It’s cheaper to get married than it is to get divorced.”  The costs associated with divorce send many couples to mediation to help them negotiate the end of their marriage presumably at less cost than a litigated divorce. Mediation is an excellent alternative for couples… Read more »

If you are considering divorce, you may be overwhelmed by all the decisions you have to make. The following information may help you decide if you should pursue divorce mediation rather than the traditional court-based route. In mediation, instead of both sides making arguments before a judge, the couple meets with a mediator. In these meetings, they discuss… Read more »

On June 26th, 2015 the case Obergefell v. Hodges came to a 5-4 decision which led to legalization of same-sex marriage across all 50 of the United States, which, in turn, has also led to help improve many lives through same-sex divorce. Kim Bellware’s Huffington Post article explains the benefits of “divorce equality” through a New… Read more »

While your chances of winning the lottery are roughly one-quarter of the odds that you will die in an asteroid strike — 1 in 74,817,414 chance of dying in an asteroid strike, versus a 1 in 292,201,3038 change of winning the top Powerball prize — you still need to take steps to protect your personal assets, such as lottery winnings, in the… Read more »

Divorce is never an easy decision, or an easy thing to endure. Rarely is it amicable and peaceful and both parties are polite and easily agree to terms. Emotions get in the way and one partner feels rejected and feels the need either for revenge or for redemption. In the event that things get nasty,… Read more »

For many couples, the traditional adversarial divorce may not be the one-size-fits all divorce solution that is appropriate for their personal situation. Often thought of as a traditional divorce, an adversarial divorce is one in which the two sides hire attorneys and settle their differences in a courtroom with a judge presiding over the process…. Read more »