Dakota County Law Blog

A family law blog with real world legal advice

In Minnesota, the law requires all divorce couples to file their legal paperwork in the same fashion.  It doesn’t matter if you are a lawyer or not.  Everybody files the same paperwork, pays the same fees, and follows the same rules.  It’s just that lawyers know this and others don’t. According to Minnesota Statute 518.005,…

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Minnesota Public Radio and the Minnesota Star Tribune report that lawmakers in Minnesota have approved a bill to strengthen Minnesota child neglect laws. Governor Mark Dayton said that the law would protect the elderly and children who were victims of neglect. Under the new law, caretakers can be charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor if…

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