Your Divorce Checklist
So, you’ve decided this is it. You’re finally going to do it. Before you go through with a divorce, here is a checklist of things you should be aware of to help yourself be prepared for the process. First Steps Gather documents! Divorce involves a LOT of paperwork. Some people [...]
Lake Harriet Law is a Sponsor for Grand Slam 6 Supporting Women of Nations (FUNDRAISING UPDATE)
UPDATE: GRAND SLAM 6 RAISED $113,398, A NEW RECORD! THANK YOU! Lake Harriet Law is proud to be a Main Event Sponsor for Grand Slam 6, which takes place on Saturday, October 26 at North High School in North Saint Paul, Minnesota. 100% of ticket sales go to help The [...]
Shea Heier, Trinity Fritz Lawrence and Jenna Blankenship join Lake Harriet Law.
Lake Harriet Law is pleased to announce that Shea Heier, Trinity Fritz Lawrence and Jenna Blankenship have j0ined the firm as law clerks. Shea Heier is a second-year law student at the University of Minnesota Law School. She received a Bachelor of Arts in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, [...]
Spousal Maintenance Changes – August 2024
Spousal maintenance in Minnesota is governed by M.S.A. § 518.552 which is being updated as of August 1st, 2024. A common misconception is that parties with different incomes must equalize after tax cash flow to determine the amount of spousal maintenance. However, the key question to whether maintenance is ordered [...]
Congratulations to Abigail Rud on her law clerk job with Judge Dyanna Street!
Abigail Rud worked as a Student Attorney at Lake Harriet Law Office during her 3L year of law school at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Prior to law school, she attended Bethel University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Political Science. We [...]
Divorce Camp 2024 – Lake Harriet Law Office is pleased to be a sponsor again this year!
Lake Harriet Law Office is a sponsor at Divorce Camp 2024, which takes place September 26 - September 29 at Madden's on Gull Lake. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Minnesota Chapter organizes and plans Divorce Camp each year. One of the most common questions for someone contemplating divorce is [...]
Whitny Fowlds joins Lake Harriet Law Office as a Student Attorney
Lake Harriet Law is pleased to announce that Whitny Fowlds has j0ined the firm as a Student Attorney. Whitny is completing her first year at the University of Minnesota Law School. She previously attended the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in [...]
Lake Harriet Law is a sponsor of the 2024 Family Law Institute
Lake Harriet Law is proud to be a sponsor of the 2024 Family Law Institute, which takes place on Monday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 26 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. The keynote presentation this year will be Dr. Cindra Kamphoff. Breakout sessions will cover a variety of family law [...]
Mediation in Family Law – A Comprehensive Overview
Mediation is a confidential process where a neutral third party facilitates communication between parties. The ultimate goal of mediation is to promote a settlement between parties, although mediators are not to impose their own judgment to achieve this result. Minn. Gen. R. Pract. 114.02(a)(7). While mediators are beneficial in identifying [...]
Tax Consequences of Divorce – A Summary of Issues
Divorce naturally brings many changes, particularly financial ones. Many of these financial changes can impact your tax liability, so it is important to keep certain factors in mind when going through a divorce or family change. The financial changes, along with all the other complicated pieces involved in divorce, are [...]