When you end your marriage, you need to go to court and have your marriage officially dissolved. Unfortunately, this process costs money. In fact, in some cases, the process of divorcing your spouse can cost you...
Raising children when you are divorced or no longer together as a couple can be a very complex endeavor. Especially when your dealing with common child custody issues. Lots of decisions need to be made...
During a marriage, a couple generally makes many shared purchases and co-mingles their finances in many ways. This co-mingling of money creates many complications in the event that the couple decides to get divorced. At...
ON TRIAL? DON’T DO THESE 5 THINGS! If you’re charged with a crime, there are certain things you just don’t want to be doing at trial. And the recent news story about Chad Johnson proves...
Your Minnesota DOLI ; What’s the DOLI… That’s the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, your one-stop agency for labor and employment law enforcement. The department aims to ensure healthy and safe workplaces for Minnesota...
Common Causes of Bankruptcy Minnesota saw 3,654 new bankruptcy filings over the three-month period ending in March 2013. Out of these, only 106 were businesses; the rest were individuals. What are some of the most...
Virtually all Minnesota employers are subject to a legal requirement that they carry workers’ compensation insurance. This requirement is generally not dependent on the size of the employer—it applies regardless of the number of employees...
While all drug cases are not the same they commonly have some of the same defenses. Below is the top 5 defenses to a drug crime in Minnesota. 1. ILLEGAL SEARCH: The 4th amendment protects individuals...
Compared to a jail or prison sentence, parole (also called supervised release in Minnesota) sounds pretty good. However, parole is not the same as a pardon in that it does not fully discharge a convicted...
Minnesota Burglary Law: Can you Burgle Your Own Home? An interesting case came up in Washington, D.C. recently. A man was convicted of first-degree burglary; nothing particularly unusual in and of itself. However, in a slightly...
