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Arguing Over an Elderly Parent’s Care?

Are you and your grown siblings arguing over your elderly parent’s care?  Here’s a great article in the Star Tribune titled “New Sibling Rivalry: Caring for Parents” (see excerpt and link below) about elder care disputes.  Arnold Law and Mediation … Continue reading

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Skype Conversation with LEGALnudge founders Attorneys Jenna Westby and Allison Marshall

I was really interested in the law firm with attorneys Jenna Westby and Allison Marshall called LEGALnudge, because of the law firm name and because of their pricing structure.  Most law firms are named after the last name or names … Continue reading

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Child Care Support BACK IN BUSINESS By Court Order

I’m happy to report that Child Care Support–which was shut down as part of the Minnesota State Government shutdown–is back in business by court order dated Wednesday, July 13, 2011. See the relevant article at Minnesota Public Radio, here. Here’s … Continue reading

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More Households Non-Married than Married, according to Census says StarTribune Article

More households are non-married households than married in the twin cities metro according to the census, says the StarTribune. This, on the heals of the Minnesota legislature pushing through a party-vote to put a constitutional amendment defining marriage before the … Continue reading

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Divorce and Transferring the House

Thanks to Nicole N. Middendorf (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) for this post! See her contact info below. When you get divorced and are taking the house as part of the divorce, there are no tax implications on the sale of … Continue reading

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Marriage and Family Therapy is Helpful During Divorce

Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) can be an important component of caring for your overall health. If you or your family are experiencing issues related to mental or emotional health, the statistics show that Marriage and Family Therapy might be … Continue reading

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The Four Things You Need to Financially Survive a Divorce

Thanks to Nicole N. Middendorf (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) for this post! See her contact info below. There are four basic things that you will need to survive divorce: a place to live, little or no debt, retirement assets and … Continue reading

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Marriage is Obsolete?

There is a new study out jointly from Time and Pew Research about peoples’ views about marriage. No surprise, more people are living together outside of marriage and having children outside of marriage. I was surprised that higher income, more … Continue reading

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