by Lommen Abdo | May 4, 2017 | Estate + Trust Litigation, Estates + Trusts, Family Law
As divorce rates rise and society becomes increasingly litigious, asset protection has become an increasingly important aspect of estate planning. While most people understand the more common estate planning goals such as probate avoidance and limiting estate tax...
by Lommen Abdo | Apr 27, 2017 | Estates + Trusts, Family Law
Divorce is a difficult process, no matter how amicable the split. Between property division, potential custody disputes, and escalating legal bills, no one wants to think about more legal hoops to jump through. While updating your estate plan during a divorce may be...
by Marc A. Johannsen | Jun 2, 2015 | Family Law, Marc A. Johannsen
For the first time in a number of years, the Minnesota Legislature passed a series of significant reforms in the area of family law. The omnibus family law bill (S.F. 1191) signed by Governor Dayton on May 14, 2015, (1) rewrote the Best Interests of the Child Statute...
by Lommen Abdo | Aug 4, 2011 | Family Law
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently clarified the bounds of grandparent visitation in its decision in the case of In re the minor child C.D.G.D. v. Darst. Minnesota has long recognized a statutory right for grandparents to petition the Court for visitation with...
