Costs Involved in Minnesota Child Custody Litigation Nobody wants to have to draw up a budget plan for their effort to get custody of their child. In fact, nobody wants to have to pay to get custody of his or her child. However, the reality is that having a good lawyer who can advocate strongly…
It’s a common misconception that In Minnesota Divorce Courts a woman has a big advantage over a man. After doing family law for over 26 years in Minnesota and going from Worthington to Rochester to Mankato on a daily basis I think I have a good perspective on how to answer this question. I can…
So you got divorced and started paying child support to your ex. But a few years later, you were laid off, making it difficult to pay the same amount as before. What happens to that child support order now? Can you change it? Do you still have to pay the same amount of child support?…
What is the talk? Well sometimes it starts with “It’s not you, it’s me” but it usually ends with the client picking up the file and going to a new lawyer. There is an old saying in the divorce world that is people tend to hire lawyers like themselves. It’s not always true, but more…
What is the Best Interest Standard? Best Interest Standard | If you’re going through child custody proceedings in Minnesota, you might have heard the term “best interests of the child” being thrown about by your lawyer, the judge, or your ex-partner’s lawyer. It sounds straightforward enough, but what exactly does it mean? And what issues…
Emancipated Minors and Child Support Obligations in Minnesota Although your teenager may be convinced that he is no longer a child, especially when driving privileges, curfews, and house rules are at issue, you might not be so sure. But whether or not a court would consider your child to still be a child is an…
Divorce Lawyer | Have you ever the heard the phrase, “You get what you pay for”? We are sure that you have. Everyone wants a good deal, but what constitutes a good deal when it comes to finding a good Minnesota divorce lawyer? Not all divorce lawyers are created equal. If you are about to…
Small Business and Minnesota Divorce | With the increase of divorce in Minnesota, divorce lawyers have to become versed in business entities and law. The days of the general legal practitioner are gone. But, let me tell you a dirty little secret that most Minnesota divorce lawyers have, they are divorce lawyers….not business lawyers. They…
So you tried to mediate and your divorce case didn’t settle. Your lawyer sent settlement offers over and…it didn’t settle. It’s now the morning of trial, you spent most of the night tossing and turning, being nervous about tomorrows trial and then it settles the morning of trial! This scenarios plays out every day in…
When Does Child Support Really End? Most people are under the assumption that child support is just that, support for a child and ends when the child turns 18. However, in Minnesota, Minn. Stat. 518A.26 controls this issue and says, generally, that child support will continue until 1) the child is 18, AND 2) graduates…
