Top Minnesota Child Custody Questions – Family Law
During a Minnesota Family Law case, the 3 most frequent questions regarding child custody are (1) What is legal custody ? (2) What is physical custody ? and (3) Do most parents share legal and physical custody? Legal custody refers to the right to make decisions about how to raise [...]
Top Reasons To Use A CPA During A Divorce
The primary reasons to use a CPA during a Divorce includes: 1) to determine the present value of certain assets; 2) to perform non-marital tracing of retirement account assets such as a 401k or 403b, and 3) to prepare cash flow and tax scenarios. Present value calculations can be difficult, [...]
Minnesota Divorce – Marital and Non-Marital Property
In many Minnesota Divorce cases, a spouse owns property that may be non-marital, either in part or in whole. Property can be both marital and non-marital (for example: a house, a cabin, retirement accounts or business assets). If an asset is both marital and non-marital, it may be necessary for a CPA, Actuary [...]
Top Minnesota Divorce Issues – Property Division
In Minnesota, more than 50% of all married couples will be divorced at some point. The Divorce and Family Law process can be complicated, and requires experienced legal representation in order to provide the best opportunity for a proper and equitable resolution of the contested issues. Financial issues are frequently [...]
Top Issues – Minnesota Family Law Appeals
In some Family Law cases, the Judge or Referee assigned to the case makes a decision that may not adequately address the legal issues presented. When a party feels that a Judicial decision constitutes an abuse of discretion or was made in error, there are legal remedies, including the option [...]
Minnesota Divorce | Real Estate and Assets
Debts, like assets, are presumed to be marital, and the party seeking to have credit card debt deemed non-marital bears the burden of proof. Berlinerblau v. Berlinerblau, A10-952 (Minn. Ct. App. May 9, 2011) Minnesota Court Of Appeals reversed and remanded the trial court's findings on the division of credit [...]
Hennepin County Divorce – FENE – SENE
Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) is a process that is increasingly being used and ordered by Courts to help resolve Family Law issues involving child custody and parenting time (referred to as SENE). In addition the ENE process can assist parties with the resolution of financial matters (referred to as FENE) [...]