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Your children will not remember every detail of your divorce, but they will remember how safe, loved and supported they felt while your family changed. With thoughtful co-parenting, many children adjust well after divorce and continue to thrive, especially when both...
When a child’s grades slip or behavioral reports start coming home, your first instinct as a parent is to find a solution. Often, the root of the struggle is not the classroom but the schedule. If a current custody arrangement prevents your child from getting the...
Adoption allows people with time, money and emotional energy to take children into their homes to grow their families. Some people adopt newborns. Others adopt children placed with them for foster care. There are also adoptions that occur within families, including...
Divorce inevitably causes drastic changes to the lives of the spouses affected. If they have children, the time that they spend with their children shifts abruptly. Their financial circumstances change, as they have to pay for the divorce and divide their property....
Substance abuse can significantly impact a parent’s custody rights in Minnesota. When courts make decisions about custody and parenting time, a judge’s top priority is always the best interests of the child in question. If one parent struggles with alcohol or drug...
A stepchild can be a treasured addition to a stepparent's family. When they get married, they gain not just a spouse but also a child. Unfortunately, the relationship between the stepparent and stepchild largely depends on the marriage. If the stepparent divorces the...
Divorce and separation while children are still young can easily occur. Some couples do not even make it through a pregnancy together. Others find that the strain of new parenthood does immense damage to their relationship. If they decide to divorce or separate, both...
For some couples, property division during a divorce is a simple process. They may have accumulated very few resources during the marriage or may have already signed an agreement outlining how they intend to divide their resources when they divorce. Other couples may...
Minnesota parents who are going through a divorce may be asked to provide information for child custody and support purposes that can seem hard to come by. That might include dates of teacher-parent conferences, details on a child's extracurricular activities or...
If you and your spouse are thinking of divorce in Minnesota, you need to figure out what you will do with the assets you have acquired. One of the main joint assets you have probably procured during your marriage is the family home. With the home, there is often a...