An upcoming documentary seeks to tell the story of divorce from the point of view of the children. Interviews with kids and parents focus on the affect that divorce can have on kids, and gives kids an opportunity to tell parents what works and what doesn't during a...
The beginning of this story sounds like the start of a movie. Two longtime friends decide to have a baby together when other options to become parents didn't quite work out. One friend donated the sperm and the pair utilized an egg from an anonymous donor to become...
Figuring out how to divide complex assets is often one of the most time consuming parts of the divorce process. From houses to retirement accounts to collectable items, many couples own things together that can't be split down the middle. Some high net worth couples...
Most life cycle moments come with a proscribed event. Birthdays, engagements, graduations, and the like are all accompanied by a party, ceremony, or at least a family dinner. Yet, divorce, while equally momentous, is not typically considered an occasion for an event....
about 30,000 service members going through a divorce last year alone. Many say that this is due to the stress of wartime deployments. Especially for couples who got married just before a deployment or had children before or during a deployment, it can be difficult to...
Among the many shared assets and liabilities that need to be sorted out during a divorce, insurance policies can be among the most confusing. Policies often have complex language and hidden terms, and the divorcing parties may try to use insurance benefits as a...
A local firefighter running for office in Duluth, Minnesota has been accused of abandoning one of his daughters 18 years ago. The woman, now 20 and a student at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, spoke to reporters earlier this week about her relationship with her...
Many Minnesota readers already know a little but about pre-nuptial agreements, which are contracts that a soon-to-be-married couple signs before the big day that creates a plan of action in the event that they divorce in the future. Pre-nups are popular among people...
