Podcast appearances and mentions of jim vedder

Susan Rhode and Jim Vedder of Moss & Barnett join Tom Tuft of Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O'Connell to discuss how to prepare a family law client for resolution of their case. They discuss concepts of BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement) and WATNA (Worst Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement) a concept fleshed out in "Getting to Yes" by Fisher and Ury. In addition, they discuss how to use the expertise of the ADR provider to assist them in working with their client to find a good resolution of the case.

Unblurring the Lines: Clarifications and changes to the Custody and Parenting Time statutes in Minnesota. In this episode of Evolving Family Law, Moss & Barnett Attorneys Jana Aune Deach and Jim Vedder discuss recent changes to the Custody and Parenting Time statutes in Minnesota.

Jim Vedder and Jana Aune Deach explore procedure and substantive fairness requirements for Prenuptial Agreements in Minnesota.  Procedural fairness and substantive fairness requirements can be difficult to navigate both in the drafting and litigating of Prenuptial Agreements.

One issue that often is raised in a dissolution proceeding is whether one party dissipated, depleted or depreciated marital assets, and, if so, what remedy is available to the court to compensate the other party.  Jana Deach and Jim Vedder of Moss & Barnett continue their examination of dividing marital assets, and how and when a court addresses the issues of depreciation, dissipation and depletion under Minnesota law.  Specifically, what facts support a finding of dissipation or depletion and in what instances will a court find that someone was accessing those assets for the “necessities of life,” meaning normal and regular living expenses?

On this month's episode of Evolving Family Law, Moss & Barnett attorneys Jana Aune Deach and Jim Vedder explore the Principles of Equitable Division of Assets under Minnesota Law.

In this episode of Evolving Family Law, Moss & Barnett attorney’s Jim Vedder and Jana Deach explore the imputation of income in child support and why it’s different than spousal maintenance.

In this episode of the Evolving Family Law podcast, Moss & Barnett attorneys Jana Deach and Jim Vedder continue their discussion of spousal maintenance and when a court can order the imputation of income. Does the court treat spousal maintenance payors and spousal maintenance recipients the same when determining how and when it can impute income? The recent leading case relating to spousal maintenance payors is Melius v. Melius, 765 N.W.2d 411 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009). What are the requirements that must be found by the court before it can impute income to a spousal maintenance payor? Have the courts created a double standard?

Tom Shroyer hosts Jim Vedder of Moss & Barnett's Family Law Practice Area on the topic of “The Presumptions of Family Law – and How to Challenge Them.”

Tom Shroyer hosts Jim Vedder, a shareholder in Moss & Barnett’s Family Law Practice Area, on the topic of “Changes in Parenting Laws.”