Dakota County Law Blog

A family law blog with real world legal advice

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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While obtaining a divorce, most people are concerned with how much money they’ll have when they reach a final settlement. Although some couples must struggle to keep their most basic bills paid during this time period, others have far different concerns. In fact, a growing number of attorneys for America’s multi-millionaire and billionaire couples must…

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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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Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the questions on most people’s minds when they meet with a lawyer is:  “how long the probate administration take and when will I be able to receive the assets of the estate?” Of course, before I can answer that question as a probate lawyer, I counsel clients that the first things that need…

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If you’re considering moving forward with a Minnesota divorce, you likely have lots of questions about how things will work and what the process might entail. Though it can be overwhelming, it might be helpful to start at the beginning: how to serve divorce papers. To find out more about how service of process works…

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