By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney To start a divorce in Minnesota, one spouse files a Summons and Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with the district court in the county where either spouse lives. You...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney A qualified domestic relations order, or QDRO, is a court order that divides a retirement account between divorcing spouses without triggering taxes or early withdrawal penalties. In Minnesota, your...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney If you own a business and you are getting divorced in Minnesota, the first question is whether your company counts as marital property. In most cases, a business you...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney To file for a legal separation in Minnesota, you start it almost exactly the way you start a divorce. One spouse files a petition in the district court for...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney No, not without a court order. In most Minnesota divorces, you cannot make your spouse move out of the family home. If the house is marital property, you both...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney A forensic accountant is an investigative accountant who traces, values, and verifies money in a divorce. In a high-income or high-net-worth Minnesota case, I bring one in to do...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney The short answer is that your will is void after you divorce. When your Minnesota divorce becomes final, state law automatically cancels most of the gifts and roles you...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney Here is the short version. The day a Minnesota divorce summons is served, the law freezes most large moves on your joint accounts automatically. You cannot drain the account,...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney Divorce mediation in Minnesota is a voluntary process where you and your spouse meet with a neutral third party to settle the terms of your divorce without a judge...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney To file for divorce in Minnesota, at least one spouse must have lived in Minnesota for at least 180 days, which is roughly six months, immediately before the case...
