THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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, […]

| December 12, 2013

Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was elected President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for 2014. The Board’s seven members, made up of five pharmacists and two public members, are appointed to four-year terms by the Governor.  The Board is responsible for the licensing and regulation of more than 7,000 pharmacists, 1,800 pharmacies, and 9,000 […]

Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

By: Alan Eidsness , Jaime Driggs | Minnesota Lawyer | December 9, 2013
Adoption, Domestic Relations, Divorce Settlements

In their article, “Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl,” family law attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs examined the recent United States Supreme Court decision addressing the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The case involved the difficult issues of race, fathers’ rights, adoption placement, and Indian rights. Though it had the potential to provide a meaningful […]