Dakota County Law Blog

As a lawyer, I often look at a particular state’s laws and read the definitions of the words I am researching.  I have to know the word-by-word definitions of many legal terms and, at times, it can be very confusing.  Imagine what non-lawyers feel like when they are trying to understand the law. I would…

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…