Dakota County Law Blog

When couples filing for divorce have dependent children, their key concerns normally revolve around child custody issues and receiving a fair and equitable division of all marital assets. Of course, spousal support is also a key issue – although it’s now often handled quite differently than it was long ago – when far fewer women…

Generally there are two times when a who is asking for spousal maintenance will need to present his or her case to the judge. The first time is when the spouse is requesting temporary maintenance.  The second time is a request at a final hearing – if necessary. How spousal maintenance is determined: In any…