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…
Adopting a child is a wonderful experience. However, navigating the process of a Minnesota adoption is often not so wonderful. A good Minnesota adoption lawyer should be able to steer you in the right direction. In this post, I will talk about the initial adoption requirements for people thinking about starting the adoption process in…
A new supervised visitation center has opened in Monticello, Minnesota. I realize that it is not Dakota County, but lawyers and people outside of the Dakota County area may be in need of a supervised visitation center outside the Twin Cities metro area. I know I have.
If there is a number one question that I get asked by clients it would be: “how does a judge make a decision on who gets child custody?” My answer is different depending on the facts of each individual case, but, to keep it simple, the judge makes a decision based on the “best interest…
I have had many clients ask me what “child custody” really means. I try to tell them and then I get back that look: the blank “what the heck are you talking about” stare. So, in an effort to be more clear, I am posting about the general meaning of child custody as I understand…
