Pets can serve as close family members, and the very thought of losing these furry and feathered friends in the event of divorce can be heartbreaking. The law typically treats pets as property rather than considering their emotional value or attachment to their...
Month: February 2024
Can you control how a beneficiary uses their money?
When you create an estate plan, you pick beneficiaries for specific assets. For instance, say that you have a bank account with $500,000 in it, and you want to leave $250,000 to each of your adult children. The estate plan gives you a variety of tools you can use to...
3 tips for living together during divorce
Since there are no laws in Minnesota that prohibit divorcing spouses from living together during a divorce, many divorcing couples choose to stay in their family residence as they dissolve their marriage. Navigating the challenging waters of divorce is never easy, and...
What happens to government retirement benefits during divorce?
The older someone is when they begin the divorce process, the more anxious they may be about the outcome. Those who are close to or past the age of retirement may worry about what effect a divorce might potentially have on their financial future. Obviously, divorce...