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Will I Have to Pay Spousal Maintenance?

"Maintenance" or “alimony” is an award of payments made in a divorce or legal separation proceeding from the future income or earnings of one spouse for the support and maintenance

Can I Decrease the Amount of my Child Support Payment?

Under Minnesota Statute § 518A.39, subd. 2, an order for child support may be changed by showing that the terms are unreasonable or unfair including: 1) a substantial increase or

What do I do if My Ex is Not Following the Divorce Decree?

Under Minnesota Statute § 588.01, subd. 3(3), the court may hold someone in contempt of court for “disobedience of any lawful judgment, order, or process of the court.” So, for

Will the Court Consider the Parent’s History of Chemical Dependency When Creating a Parenting Schedule?

Minnesota courts consider the best interests of the child when resolving parenting time disputes. One of those best interest factors includes the physical and mental health of all parties (Minn.

My Ex-Spouse Got the House in Our Minnesota Divorce, am I Still Responsible for the Mortgage?

If your name was included on the original home mortgage, and you signed the loan agreement, you remain accountable for the payment of the loan even if your ex-spouse got

Minnesota Stepparent Adoption

In Minnesota, the process of adopting the child of one’s spouse can be straightforward, even though there are many different steps, and parties, involved in this process. Procedurally, the adoption

Factors in Awarding Spousal Maintenance

In determining a spousal maintenance, or alimony, award, a court must look at eighth (8) statutory factors related to the financial resources of the parties. It is not always essential

Negative Equity of Marital Homestead in a Minnesota Divorce

Most divorce cases involve a marital homestead (the home where both the husband and wife live and own). Given the recent several years which have seen the housing market plunge

Special Needs Children in a Minnesota Divorce Proceeding

In a divorce proceeding, the tendency may be to compartmentalize the "minor children" in one category: that they do not have any special needs, and that they are developmentally progressing