by Law Clerk | Jun 21, 2022 | Family Law
One of the most complex and challenging types of divorces from a financial perspective is a divorce involving a farm. There are three financial categories of farms: (1) the productive farm; (2) the marginal farm; and (3) the hobby farm. The productive farm generates...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Family Law
Spousal maintenance, without an agreement otherwise, ends in Minnesota when the spouse receiving the maintenance remarries. The reasoning has been that once an ex-spouse remarried, there was a new spouse in the household helping to pay monthly living expenses and the...
by admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Conservatorships & Guardianships, Estate Planning, Family Law, Probate & Wills, Uncategorized
By Michael S. Divine 6/28/2016 This article discusses some of the legal documents that can assist in planning for the physical care of a minor child in the event of a parent’s death or incapacity. Minnesota law provides that a parent may appoint a guardian over a...
by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Family Law
Retirement assets are often the largest assets in a divorce case. The attorneys at Dudley and Smith, P.A. have dealt with every kind of retirement asset and the division of protection of the same. If you and your spouse both have retirement assets, you may elect to...
by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Family Law
Often people think that if they have a decree from one state and they want to enforce it in another, they need to travel to that State. Some common divorce decree modifications include custody, parenting time, spousal maintenance and child support. The state court...
by admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Family Law
2015 saw some critical changes to the family law statutes in Minnesota. Some of these changes affect custody, parenting time and support should be carefully reviewed if your case involves minor children or if you have an order for spousal maintenance. CUSTODY...
