Congrats on Your Engagement: Where’s the Prenup?
The holiday season is the busiest time of year. Families are getting together, shopping, and eating to celebrate life, love, and happiness. It is one of the busiest engagement seasons of the year (maybe tied with Valentine’s Day). Whether you get caught up in a moment of excitement and spontaneously [...]
The Most Exciting Divorce and Custody Case of the Year
We already know celebrities are nothing like us. They have homes all over the world, travel to exotic lands for a weekend getaway, and have other perks that go along with celebrity status. . At least, that is the perception we have. However, when push comes to shove, celebrities still [...]
The ABCs of Divorce
In Minnesota, a marriage is a civil contract between two persons, which have the capability in law of contracting, and meets the requirements of a valid marriage (examples: marriage license, two witnesses, conducted by someone who is authorized to do so under the law). Minn. Stat. §517.01. This contract or [...]
Child Custody in the Wake of Domestic Violence
In many cases, parents will agree to joint legal custody, in which decisions regarding the children are decided by both parents together in a co-parenting type of environment, and sole physical custody, wherein the children primarily live with one parent for purposes of school and some form of unity. However, many parents are learning how to work with a joint physical custody agreement as well.
Custody and the School Year-Difference Between Legal and Physical Custody in MN
With another new school year beginning, we frequently receive questions about how custody is determined with the ever changing schedules of school aged children. There is a difference between legal custody and physical custody and we will outline both in this blog. Minnesota Statutes section 518.003 defines “legal custody” as [...]