The summer of 2013 was an exciting time for LGBT couples in Minnesota. Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which forbade the federal government from recognizing a legal same-sex marriage. Two months later,...
Stanzer Knox refinanced his home in 2006 with a 30-year $185,000 mortgage - or so he thought. Mr. Knox soon discovered that he had agreed to pay the mortgage on his Minnesota home within the 30-year period, but he had 40 years' worth of payments to make. At the...
Determining fair parenting time is one of the most complicated and emotional tasks that arises during divorce or separation proceedings. Even parents who are on good terms may struggle to come up with a plan that works for both parties, the children, and remains...
The goal of Minnesota law is to simplify the probate process for the families of the deceased. However, the more property a person has at the time of his or her death, the more complex the probate process may become. Large estates may raise special tax issues that...
You may have heard of the phrase caveat emptor - let the buyer beware. In the context of American real estate law, this means that the burden is upon the buyer of real property to ensure it is free of defects before agreeing to purchase it. This concept finds its...
New businesses frequently begin on a wave of exuberance and optimism. Riding this wave, entrepreneurs often have difficulty accepting the fact that the trust and goodwill they currently have with their business partners may not be permanent. As the business develops,...
Simply put, an easement is a vested right of someone other than the property owner to use the property in some limited capacity. Unlike a license, the property owner cannot simply revoke an easement when it is no longer convenient. Instead, an easement is a titled...
Most people think of landlord-tenant disputes as simple and straightforward. While that may be true in the residential context - where most such disputes involve rental payments - the landlord-tenant dynamic can be quite complicated in the realm of commercial...
After a divorce, you may find that you want or need to relocate with your child. There are many different reasons you might want to relocate - perhaps you've been offered a new job, remarried, would like to be closer to family members for emotional or financial...
Jurisdictions across the United States added limited liability companies (LLCs) to their business and corporations codes in order to provide many of the benefits of incorporation - while giving entrepreneurs the flexibility to design entities that met the particular...
