I have been asked by clients about the meaning of formal and informal probate in Minnesota. As a Dakota County probate attorney, I feel a little obligated to try and answered their questions. Many factors need to be taken into consideration when determining whether or not to administer an estate formally or informally. The follwoing are some of the more common…
Under Minnesota Statute 517.01, Minnesota marriages are a civil contract. So what does that mean and why is it important? In lawyman’s terms, a marriage is a contractual relationship between a man and a woman where the couple makes certain promises to one another and, in turn, those promises are recognized by the State of…
A divorce is a different legal proceedings than a legal separation. This is true in every state in the United States. A divorce has its own set of laws which govern how it proceeds through the legal system. The same goes for a legal separation. Put simply, a legal separation is just what it sounds…
