When a parent's addiction, neglect or instability puts a child at risk, grandparents may seek custody. Minnesota law strongly favors parental rights. Grandparents face a high legal burden before a court will step in. Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 257C, courts may...
When a child may face abuse or other serious danger, a parent may need court help right away. Waiting for a regular custody hearing may not be safe. Minnesota courts can issue emergency custody orders in certain cases. The court will look at the facts and the level of...
Divorce changes life for every member of your family. Children often struggle to understand why everything feels different. As a parent going through divorce in Minnesota, you can help your child adjust to shifts in their daily routine. While you work through the...
Marital assets need to go through property division during a divorce. But not everything that a couple owns qualifies as a marital asset. Some may count as separate assets, meaning one spouse owns them independently and they do not need to go through property...
Now that the school year is over, it’s time for parents to shift to summer plans. This isn’t always easy, partly because everyone becomes so accustomed to having a school schedule firmly in place. Even if your child is already enjoying their summer, there are a few...
People preparing for divorce typically have questions about the process ahead. They want to know how long divorce takes and how much it costs. They also tend to worry about the property division process. The idea of splitting all major assets evenly with a spouse can...
Parents don’t always remain in the same area after divorce. When they don’t live close to each other, it can be difficult to handle parenting time situations. This isn’t usually a problem if they’re within a reasonable driving distance from each other, but that’s not...
You and your spouse signed a prenuptial agreement before you got married, and you are probably counting on some of the protections in that document as you go through a divorce. Maybe you earn far more money than your spouse or you own your own business. Perhaps you...
Divorce later in life can impact both personal matters and your financial security. For many individuals approaching retirement, decades of careful saving are tied up in pensions, 401(k)s and IRAs. Ending a marriage often brings difficult questions about who keeps...
Property division is one part of a divorce. It can grow contentious, and it can also be very complicated. As much as it seems easy to divide a bank account in half, other assets are not so simplistic. For example, many couples buy homes together during marriage. If...
