Dakota County Law Blog
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Joseph M. Flanders is a Minnesota family law, estate planning, and probate lawyer. In his blog, he shares his knowledge with a specific focus on probate and family law that you will find helpful.
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Why is Divorce Mediation Better than Court While the Minnesota divorce mediation process doesn’t get as much press and pop culture representation as major court battles, the mediation process is still a perfectly viable option. Lawyers who know family law can help you avoid going to court altogether because court battles aren’t always the best ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Preventing Your Will From Being Contested You’ve probably had days and been in situations where you feel like nothing’s within your control. While we can’t control everything, there are some things that we can do to prevent the worst-case scenario from happening. Drafting a will with an estate planning attorney is one such action. You ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Living Wills and Healthcare Directives: A Comparison These two things are by few means the same. Power of attorney law is just the start to learning about healthcare proxies while a living will is document for specific situations that needs to be thought through seriously. You can have both implemented, but implementing both isn’t for ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Post-divorce, life will go on for everyone involved. Sometimes that leads to the building of new lives, new relationships, and new identities. Sometimes this may lead to an opportunity where you want to change your childs name. Minnesota Statute Section 259.10 provides that a minor child’s name may be changed upon application with the Court ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Minnesota law is continually trying to find the appropriate and fair calculation for child support determinations. There is an ongoing dispute as to the resources needed to care for a child while having extensive parenting time with a child. In a continued effort to do so, new Minnesota laws that went into effect this summer ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Father’s Rights in Minnesota The arrival of a child for a dad brings a wave of uncertainty about the future for parenting the child. Unfortunately for dads that are not married to the child’s mother, they will face even more obstacles and uncertainty in being an involved dad to their child. If things go sour ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Supreme Court To Hear Minnesota Case Concerning Post-Divorce Life Insurance The following article is a little bit of everything, touching on several points we’ve discussed before. The post concerns a case heading to the U.S. Supreme Court for review that originated in Minnesota. That case is about divorce, but also about estate planning (or, at ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Everybody knows that marriage is complicated and that the path each couple takes in dissolving their marriage is different. No two couples will experience the same struggles, be it financial or emotional. Though there are many paths that couples might take, they all end in one of only two ways. Every marriage will end in ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
If youre in the midst of a divorce or considering filing, there are likely a lot of things on your mind. The divorce process is stressful, emotional, expensive and confusing. Sometimes, youre faced with questions that you have a hard time answering because it seems like theres no good answer. Other times, youll experience questions ..read more
Dakota County Law Blog
1y ago
Types of Custody in Minnesota During a divorce (dissolution of marriage) proceeding in Minnesota, there are many issues for former spouses to settle. One of the most contentious is custody of dependent children. A basic overview of child custody law in Minnesota can help parents make informed decisions in the best interest of their children ..read more