Letters Testamentary: Comprehensive Legal Guidance
The time immediately following the death of a family member or loved one is emotionally challenging. If you are also the person in charge of making sure the deceased’s estate is properly distributed, it can also be logistically challenging. If you have already tried to open their safe deposit box or talk to their insurance company, you […]
What Is a Pour-Over Will?
Planning for the future is an essential step to make sure that we protect the security for our friends and loved ones. Crafting a tailor-made estate plan that takes careful consideration of all your assets, debts, and beneficiaries is the best way to make sure this happens. Estate planning has a dizzying variety of instruments and tools available […]
Special Needs Custody Issues
Custody litigation is stressful for everyone involved, and that includes the children. Separation and divorce means big changes for the children, as they will need to adjust to having two separate households, and sometimes also a new school and set of friends. These challenges are difficult for any child, but special needs children have unique custody […]
Recognition of Parentage
The face of the American family has been changing over the last few decades. Where it used to be unusual or taboo to have a child without the benefit of marriage, this is no longer the case. People often have children before they are married or may decide never to get married at all. When a couple is […]
Dividing the Little Things – Personal Property and Divorce
The end of a marriage means dividing your life from that of your spouse. During your marriage, you have likely amassed assets together ranging from real estate to investment accounts to art collections. You may also have marital debt, such as credit card or medical debt. In Minnesota, marital property and debt is subject to […]
Dividing a Pension in Divorce
Being married usually means that you have spent many years pooling financial resources with your spouse. For the years you have been married, and sometimes for many years before that, you and your spouse have been discussing your future and making plans for your retirement. There are a variety of ways that people will invest […]
Common Mistakes that Will Lose Your Custody Case
Custody issues are frequently the most important issues to parents engaged in divorce, as nothing is more important than a child’s well-being. In Minnesota, custody determinations will be made based on what is in a child’s best interest. Both parents are fighting for what they each think is best for their child, but there are some […]
What to Do if Your Spouse Is Hiding Assets
Every divorce in Minnesota will end with a court order dividing assets. For some marriages, that will be a highly contentious issue either because of the value of the assets or because of the emotional attachment one or both spouses has to the asset. Although in the vast majority of cases the spouses are straight […]
Understanding Beneficiary Involvement in Estate Processes
The end of life for your friend or family member is, naturally, a difficult time. After the initial formalities are handled and the funeral is over, the estate will need to be probated. Probate is the formal process during which a will is presented to a court and the estate of the decedent is then […]
Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars!
Johnson/Turner Legal is excited to announce that 4 of our attorneys have been recognized as 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 2018 Minnesota Rising Stars. 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers Erin Turner 2018 Minnesota Rising Stars Samantha GrafKatie JarviEric Parker Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers, who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. […]
