Raising any child is a labor of love – but neither love nor labor ends when the child turns 18 years of age. This is especially true for parents whose children have significant developmental or physical disorders that are disabling. If your disabled child is...
When individuals have children or get diagnosed with serious medical issues, they may decide to put together estate planning paperwork. Wills give someone an opportunity to name a guardian to care for their children. They also address the distribution of someone's...
The death of a loved one is something that’s hard to deal with. Once you find out about their passing, there are other things to handle, such as taking care of the estate plan. This is something that usually goes off without any issues, but it’s also something that...
It may sound like a cliche, but communication really is the foundation of a successful marriage. When couples develop communication issues, the relationship can quickly start to deteriorate. What are some of the more common examples of communication issues that...
When creating an estate plan, you may have concerns about some of your beneficiaries. For instance, maybe you have a beneficiary who has significant issues with debt that they can’t afford. Or perhaps they just have frivolous spending habits, and you’re worried about...
There are many things that you have to consider when you’re going through a divorce. One of these is what will happen to the marital home. For some, buying out their spouse’s share of the home is the most desirable outcome. While it might be tempting to think about...
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...
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...
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...
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...
