Dakota County Law Blog

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How is Spousal Support is Calculated in Minnesota Do you have questions about how Spousal Support is Calculated in Minnesota? Although both former spouses often keep working full-time after a divorce today, there are times when a court will still make a significant support award to one party. This frequently happens after one spouse has…

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Seeking MN Child Support Guidance? How about child custody? Read on. Although its always sad when any couple with children must file for divorce, at least parents in this state can benefit from our clearly drafted custody and support statutes. Even a quick reading of Chapter 518 of the Domestic Relations statutes reveals that both…

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Once you no longer believe that marital counseling might help save your marriage, its best to go ahead and hire your own Minnesota divorce attorney. Even the most amicable divorces benefit from spouses having their own separate lawyers. Couples often need a bit of emotional distance from each other while those familiar with the intricacies…

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Premarital counseling teaches many engaged couples how to avoid the types of negative behaviors and attitudes that often derail intimate relationships. However, if you havent gone through this type of therapy before marriage, its important to learn more about the most common reasons for divorce. Once you gain this knowledge, you and your spouse can…

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When couples filing for divorce have dependent children, their key concerns normally revolve around child custody issues and receiving a fair and equitable division of all marital assets. Of course, spousal support is also a key issue – although it’s now often handled quite differently than it was long ago – when far fewer women…

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Domestic violence often plays a role in many couple’s lives. In fact, one Canadian study revealed that 50% of all divorced women reported past abuse. In America, you often see the statistic that one in four women will experience some type of domestic violence during their lives. It’s also been stated that “more than more…

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Any parent going through a Minnesota divorce has likely spent considerable time wondering about the potential impact the split could have on your kids. Parents commonly fear that the divorce will do lasting harm to their children, leaving emotional scars that they may never recover from. For this reason, some choose to stay together, for…

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There’s been a push by legislatures across the country in recent months to level the playing field between divorcing parents; an attempt to improve the odds that interested parents receive fair treatment with regard to division of custodial time. Research and parenting experts are confirming what people have known anecdotally for years: that joint custody…

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