Premarital counseling teaches many engaged couples how to avoid the types of negative behaviors and attitudes that often derail intimate relationships. However, if you havent gone through this type of therapy before marriage, its important to learn more about the most common reasons for divorce. Once you gain this knowledge, you and your spouse can…
While obtaining a divorce, most people are concerned with how much money they’ll have when they reach a final settlement. Although some couples must struggle to keep their most basic bills paid during this time period, others have far different concerns. In fact, a growing number of attorneys for America’s multi-millionaire and billionaire couples must…
Domestic violence often plays a role in many couple’s lives. In fact, one Canadian study revealed that 50% of all divorced women reported past abuse. In America, you often see the statistic that one in four women will experience some type of domestic violence during their lives. It’s also been stated that “more than more…
If you are thinking about a divorce, please think about a Minnesota collaborative divorce. Many divorcing couples believe their marriages have become emotional quicksand. However, few are as vile as the one depicted in Edward Albee’s 1966 film classic “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. That film showcases a depth…
Joseph M. Flanders councils divorce clients to participate in uncontested divorces, collaborative divorces, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in all cases. It’s very rare that he will counsel clients to attend court or to ask the judge for relief. This is because the court system tends to be cumbersome, slow, unresponsive, and unable to…
Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the questions on most people’s minds when they meet with a lawyer is: “how long the probate administration take and when will I be able to receive the assets of the estate?” Of course, before I can answer that question as a probate lawyer, I counsel clients that the first things that need…
