Saint Paul Family Law Blog
Resolve conflicts and keep your children in a peaceful situation
As a dad, your preference is to always put your children first. You know that they need you and their mother to grow up healthy and happy. In fact, you've made it a priority to treat their mother respectfully despite your differences.The unfortunate thing in your...
Parenting plans that work best for children
When going through a contentious divorce that includes child custody litigation, asserting parental rights, and determining the best interests of the child, a parenting plan is the most important part of any settlement. Whatever parents in Minnesota ultimately decide...
Tips for ensuring children’s stability after divorce
For many Minnesota parents who have decided to split up, a priority in moving forward is their children's wellbeing. While the reasons that led to the parents splitting up might make it difficult to achieve, parents must work together to ensure their children's...
Shoot for “good enough” when parenting after a divorce
After a couple goes through a divorce, it is common for them to be concerned about the well-being of their children. It is sometimes said that children with parents who have divorced often get bad grades, experience mental health problems, go to jail and experience...
How a calendar may contain relevant information in a divorce
Among the bank statements, tax returns and other documents people in Minnesota may gather in preparation for divorce, they might be surprised to learn that a calendar can be useful as well. If they are parents, the calendar can help them reconstruct scheduling,...
How parents can work together after a divorce
Minnesota parents should work toward a functional relationship even after they get a divorce. This is important for the well-being of their children. Focusing on the children can be an excellent way for the estranged couple to set aside their differences.Despite no...
Successful co-parenting after a divorce
After parents in Minnesota get divorced, they may have continuing feelings of bitterness toward each other. Parents need to understand that how they act to each other can have a positive or negative impact on their children as they grow up.Research has demonstrated...
Dame Dash child support dispute reportedly settled
Some Dame Dash fans in Minnesota may have read about the producer and rapper's child support disputes. In November, he was arrested for unpaid child support. Reportedly, he owed $950,000 to two different women. He has one child by each of them.When he was released, he...
Sole custody could be awarded to fathers in Minnesota
Although many men worry about unspoken bias in the court system, the truth is that dads can get full custody of their children under certain circumstances. Normally, the courts do prefer to award joint custody, because it gives both parents the right to see their...
Gender shouldn’t matter in custody cases
Traditionally, mothers have been given custody of their children after a divorce. This has caused fathers in Minnesota and elsewhere to wonder if they are given a fair shake in their custody cases. Fathers are supposed to be granted joint or sole custody of a child if...
