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 In Minnesota, child custody has two parts. Legal custody is the right to make major decisions for your child. Physical custody is where your child lives and who handles...
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 No, in Minnesota, there is no magic age at which a child gets to choose which parent to live with. A child cannot legally decide custody until they turn...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney When an individual walks into court for the first time, the first impression that person makes on the judge is crucial. Creating a good first impression will imprint in...
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 If your ex is interfering with your court-ordered parenting time in Minnesota, you can ask the family court to enforce the order under Minnesota Statutes section 518.175. The court...
By Jason Kohlmeyer, Family Law Attorney To modify a parenting plan or custody order in Minnesota, you either reach a written agreement with the other parent and ask the court to approve it, or you...
