Even if divorcing your spouse is the correct course of action, the end of your marriage is likely to affect your life in ways you may not expect. If you are thinking about using your divorce as motivation to change careers, it may be tempting to sell your work tools...
Intellectual property refers to a product of the mind. You can create intellectual property as an individual or on behalf of your business. You can also hire someone else to create intellectual property for you with the agreement that you retain the rights. There are...
A business’s trade secrets could help keep its products and services competitive. Although trade secrets may not qualify for legal protection on their own, businesses may take steps to preserve them. As noted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, unlike a...
With marriages strained even more over the last couple of years, divorces continue to move forward in large numbers. If your marital assets total over a million dollars, you likely fall into the high asset category. Is mediation still a possibility? If you and your...
The St. Cloud housing market remains both hot and expensive. In fact, according to Redfin, the average cost of a home has increased by roughly 12.6% in the last year alone. If you want to buy a house, you can plan to fork over $224,000 or more. Because of the...
An estate plan carries out your end-of-life wishes and ensures that you provide for your loved ones after your pass. Similarly, a succession plan provides for the future of your business when you are ready to retire or if something unexpected happens to you. You may...
For generations, your family has owned, lived on and operated the farm on which you reside and work now. As you and your spouse consider and plan to divorce, however, you now worry that you could lose the land your family has for so long cared for. If you own a family...
If the end of your marriage is on the horizon, you may feel like you are playing a game of chess. After all, not only must you decide when the time is right to divorce your spouse, but you also must strategize for beginning the next chapter of your life. Beating your...
If you are going through a divorce, you undoubtedly want to have as many financial resources as possible to begin the next chapter of your life. Still, according to Minnesota law, you may only receive an equitable share of everything you and your current spouse own....
While divorce is never easy, it can be more difficult if you split from your spouse later in life. According to U.S. News and World Report, this is partly because you have less time to recover in many respects but especially financially. That does not mean that you...
