Unblurring the Lines
Unblurring the Lines: Clarifications and changes to the Custody and Parenting Time statutes in Minnesota. In this episode of Evolving Family Law, Moss & Barnett Attorneys Jana Aune Deach and Jim Vedd…
Fraudulent Transfers: When is the Deal Too Good?
In todays episode we discuss the applicability of the Minnesota Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act to marital dissolution proceedings and explore how and when a court might look at how the division of …
Retirement. What’s income got to do with it? Retirement & Spousal Maintenance Part 2
In this episode of Evolving Family Law, the discussion digs deeper into the case law addressing modification of spousal maintenance upon the retirement or impending retirement of an obligor. This epi…
Retirement. What’s income got to do with it? Retirement & Spousal Maintenance Part1 Notes:
With the volume of baby boomers who will be retiring in the next few years, spousal maintenance modifications due to retirement and has become an significant issue for family law courts in Minnesota…
What’s Fair About Prenuptial Agreements?
Jim Vedder and Jana Aune Deach explore procedure and substantive fairness requirements for Prenuptial Agreements in Minnesota. Procedural fairness and substantive fairness requirements can be diffic…
Negative Equity: Is this a Real Argument for Property Division?
Recent court of appeals decisions have addressed the issue of whether negative equity ought to be recognized on a property division. In this episode of Evolving Family Law, Moss & Barnett attorneys J…
That’s Not Fair!: How and When Dissipation, Depreciation and Depletion impacts an Equitable Division of Marital Assets.
One issue that often is raised in a dissolution proceeding is whether one party dissipated, depleted or depreciated marital assets, and, if so, what remedy is available to the court to compensate the…
Dissipation, Depletion and Depreciation, Oh My!
On this month's episode of Evolving Family Law, Moss & Barnett attorneys Jana Aune Deach and Jim Vedder explore the Principles of Equitable Division of Assets under Minnesota Law.
Spousal Maintenance Reform in the United States: The Times, They Are A’ Changing
How spousal maintenance is addressed and treated in courts around this country varies greatly from state to state. Many states have enacted, or are in the process of enacting, significant legislativ…
How is imputation of income different for child support and spousal maintenance?
In this episode of Evolving Family Law, Moss & Barnett attorney’s Jim Vedder and Jana Deach explore the imputation of income in child support and why it’s different than spousal maintenance.
Is there a Spousal Maintenance Double Standard?
In this episode of the Evolving Family Law podcast, Moss & Barnett attorneys Jana Deach and Jim Vedder continue their discussion of spousal maintenance and when a court can order the imputation of in…
To work, or not to work? That is the question.
The issue of spousal maintenance can often be the most difficult in a dissolution proceeding. One of the aspects of determining whether to award spousal maintenance is the level of income that can b…