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While same-sex couples gained the right to marry and have that marriage recognized in all 50 states, other family-oriented laws have not yet caught with this new reality. Same-sex couples may assume that, upon divorce, they are entitled to a joint custody arrangement,...
The facetious answer is, you can do anything. But the smart answer is, you should almost never, ever withhold support payments. The court takes a dim view of anyone who tries to leverage their parental obligations and paying child support is a parental obligation....
If you and your child's other parent have opted to separate or divorce, you are likely struggling with a host of challenging emotions right now. Many of those emotions may be tied to the idea of transitioning your child from a two-parent household to two households...
Divorced dads take a lot of abuse in society. Often it is assumed that if a father does not have custody of his child, it is because he is disinterested. The term deadbeat dad is often thrown out broadly to describe a father who does not see his child or financially...
Generally speaking, no the other parent cannot do that. If the other parent is successful that would only be because the residential situation regarding your child is unusually complex. In most situations, the states are bound the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction...
The court will not award custody and visitation rights to just any adult. That person must be a family member or parent and it is up to you to prove that you are one of those. For fathers, this is called establishing paternity. If you are married or were married...
Parents trying to hash out child custody arrangements in Minnesota are told that the final arrangement must be in the best interests of the children. What does this mean? Traditionally, this meant that children would be placed with the mother and the father would be...
Have you ever heard the acronym WIIFM? It stands for "What's in it for me?" Those words are considered to represent the key customer question business people need to be able to answer about what they do or offer when marketing themselves. If you can't articulate what...
In our first post this month, we attempted to provide a view of how courts in Minnesota define the best interest of children when making child custody determinations. Understanding that this is a priority for the family courts and that it can be interpreted...
There are a lot of factors to consider when child custody matters are being sorted out under Minnesota family law. One of the most significant may be the number of people who could have a stake in the issue.The situation might involve parents divorcing and the...