Interfere with Parenting Time? You Could Lose Custody
A recent case from the Minnesota Court of Appeals is a warning to parents who interfere with parenting time or alienate a child from another parent. Watch [...]
In custody matters, MN judges apply best interest factors
I n 2015, the Minnesota legislature modified the language in Minnesota Statute Section 518.17 which discusses the best interests of the child. Judges in dissolution, custody and [...]
The costs of divorce
D ivorce or dissolution is the ending of a legal marriage. It sometimes seems it is must easier to get married than it is to get divorce. [...]
Appealing a social security disability denial
T he Social Security Administration is a federal agency that manages the social security fund. People who [...]
Caring for others’ kids: Third party custody
I t is more and more common for children to be cared for by a non-parent - [...]
Child support and you
C hild support is designed to make sure that both parents are contributing financially to their children’s care. [...]
Spousal Maintenance: Temporary or Permanent
We often have cases where one party has been a stay-at-home parent and has not worked much, [...]
Tax Deductions – Who Claims the Kids?
When a court is determining custody and child support issues in a case, the court also has [...]
Non-Marital Property and Divorce
When two people get married, the income, assets, property and debts they acquire and incur during the [...]