THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

| December 31, 2013

2013 What Type of Hearing is Required When a Parent Wants to Relocate with a Child Outside of Minnesota – Alan C. Eidsnesss and Jaime Driggs (December 9, 2013) Negative Equity in Real Estate – Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs (November 11, 2013) Parenting Consultants – Lessons from the Case Law – Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs (October 14, 2013) Waiver […]

| December 26, 2013

Street Rehabilitation Task Force to Analyze Roadway Conditions and Rehabilitation Strategies Henson Efron announced that attorney and shareholder, Christopher J. Burns, was appointed chair of the Street Rehabilitation Task Force by the Woodbury City Council (of which Burns is a member). The mission of the Street Rehabilitation Task Force is to analyze and make recommendations […]

Relocating with a Child Requirements

By: Alan Eidsness , Jaime Driggs | Minnesota Lawyer | December 23, 2013
Domestic Relations, Relocating with a Child

The law governing out-of-state relocation of children changed in 2006 with the adoption of Minnesota’s removal statute, replacing the endangerment standard with an eight factor best interest standard and placing the burden of proof on the party seeking to relocate. Read family law attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs analysis in “What Type of Hearing […]

| December 18, 2013

Business law attorney Clark D. Opdahl has been re-elected to serve as the firm’s managing partner for another three-year term, effective January 1, 2014.  He has been serving in this capacity since 2008. In addition to managing the firm’s operations, Opdahl advises and represents companies and individuals in a wide variety of transactions, including mergers and […]

How to Treat Negative Equity in Real Estate

By: Alan Eidsness , Jaime Driggs | Minnesota Lawyer | December 16, 2013
Domestic Relations, Real Estate Equity

Ever since housing prices plummeted, family law attorneys have struggled to determine how to treat real property with negative equity. Does it go on the balance sheet as a negative number or does it get valued at zero? With Middendorf v. Middendorf, the Court of Appeals issued a decision addressing how to treat real property with negative equity, an issue family law attorneys have struggled […]

| December 15, 2013

Lisa T. Spencer represents clients in all areas of family law, with an emphasis on cases involving complex financial issues.  She also assists clients in formulating effective parenting plans with an eye toward minimizing the effects of divorce on children.  Lisa is a frequent guest speaker on family law topics, including premarital and postnuptial agreements, […]