Dakota County Law Blog

A family law blog with real world legal advice

The Minnesota courts have almost purely mathematical calculation for establishing child support. Number one is that the courts takes into account gross income about the mother and the father. Gross income is based on W-2s, tax returns, or other evidence of gross yearly income. The court will sometimes take into account the last five years of gross…

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A divorce is a different legal proceedings than a legal separation.  This is true in every state in the United States.  A divorce has its own set of laws which govern how it proceeds through the legal system.  The same goes for a legal separation. Put simply, a legal separation is just what it sounds…

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