Considering what happens during a divorce before ever saying “I do” likely feels counterintuitive to most couples. However, creating a prenuptial agreement can offer benefits during marriage as well as during divorce, should one occur down the line. This is...
Prenup/Postnuptial Agreements
Postnuptial agreements provide financial protection
Virtually no one goes into marriage expecting to get divorced, but the reality is that this happens to Minnesota couples all the time. It makes sense to protect one’s self regardless of what the outcome might be. For some soon-to-be married couples, this means...
5 things you’re forgetting in property division
For even an amicable divorce, the process of ending a marriage can be stressful for both parties. Dividing one household into two brings with it significant emotional and financial turmoil. Couples take the time to be thorough and move through the process in a...
Is your business at risk during divorce?
There is nothing quite like the freedom of running your own business in Minnesota. But now that you are thinking about a divorce, everything that you built could be at risk. This means that now is the time to take smart, sensible steps that will preserve your...
Prenuptial agreements can help breadwinning wives
Society is changing, and along with it so are Minnesota families. It is now much more common for wives -- not husbands -- to be the primary breadwinner in their families. These women often bring more assets into their marriages, too. So what can women do to protect...
Will I lose my pet during property division?
Pets are so much more than just animals. These four-legged friends are often important companions, and like many other people, you might consider your own pet another member of the family. Unfortunately, Minnesota family law does not value the relationship that you...
What you can include in a prenuptial agreement
No matter how confident one may be in his or her relationship, the reality is that following marriage, divorce is always a possibility. Preparing for this possible outcome is sometimes painted as lacking confidence or trust, but it is simply about recognizing that...
Who benefits from a prenuptial agreement?
Going through a divorce is never easy, but it can be especially difficult when there are significant assets involved. A prenuptial agreement is an efficient tool for streamlining the divorce process while also protecting wealth in the process. Unfortunately, prenups...
Later marriages and asset protection driving use of prenups
Members of the millennial generation in Minnesota and nationwide get married at later ages than previous generations. As a result, they often enter relationships with individual assets that they want to protect if divorce should occur. These reasons appear to be...
Divorce game plans for high-net-worth couples
Not many high-net-worth couples in Minnesota or elsewhere in the United States have the kind of assets Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife of 25 years have. Even so, couples with sizeable assets may be able to learn a lesson from the way Mr. Bezos and his wife have...