One of Microsoft's earliest employees recently finalized a divorce agreement with his ex-wife. The two had been married for 23 years when they separated in 2009 and had acquired many properties jointly and separately and were also both avid art and antique collectors....
Month: July 2012
Grandparents’ rights during and after divorce
Most states do not protect a grandparent's right to see their grandchild. The issue is not as clear cut as custody between parents or parenting time agreements, in large part because a family's relationship with grandparents can change significantly over time. In some...
Woman advertises divorce on home for-sale sign
A soon-to-be-ex couple is using unusual tactics to try to sell the home they once shared. A for-sale sign outside of a single family home reads "husband left us for a 22 year old." The woman who posted the sign says that she did it for publicity purposes, but asserts...
Service members face confusion, inequities in child custody cases
A panel of legal experts from around the country met this week to finalize a recommended change to child custody law. The issue they are working to solve the patchwork of legal remedies and rights for service members returning from a deployment who are dealing with a...
Father allows teen to marry to avoid boarding school
Minnesota families know how difficult it can be to reach a child custody agreement, especially in a situation where a child has unique educational or healthcare needs. Each parent usually has a different idea of what would be best for their child, and often the court...
Settlement reached in Holmes/Cruise divorce
Just two weeks ago we posted about the surprising announcement that former Dawson's Creek star Katie Holmes filed for divorce from action star Tom Cruise. Even more surprising is that despite some very complex assets, the two seem to have already reached a settlement....
Co-parenting after a divorce
For many Minnesota families who have been through a divorce, one of the biggest challenges can be getting back to everyday life and caring for the children. Most couples create detailed child custody agreements as a part of the divorce process, but how to enforce the...
Minneapolis sisters caught in the middle of adoption mix-up
Two young sisters from Minneapolis have an uncertain future because of a malfunction on the part of the state's adoption system coordinating with Mississippi authorities. The girls, now aged two and a half years old and 21 months old, are in the process of being...