Minnesota state law allows parenting time to separated or divorcing parents who request it. Also known as visitation time, parenting time gives the noncustodial parent the right to spend time bonding with their children when the custodial parent has been granted sole child custody.
Many parents can figure out parenting time on their own
What is the difference between divorce and legal separation?
In Minnesota, there are more status options for couples than couples besides married and divorced. For those who can no longer live together but are unable to divorce for one reason or another, legal separation is a kind of middle ground.
U of M classes help parents after divorce
Most Minnesota parents want to remain a bedrock in their children’s development, even after divorce. But being a co-parent with someone you are now divorced from can be difficult. Hurt feelings, anger and suspicion can cloud the desire to continue to be a good Mom or Dad.
Man going through divorce living on front lawn of mansion
Few divorces make headlines in Minnesota. When they do, they either involve Hollywood celebrities, politicians, or prominent businesspeople. Otherwise, the case is strange or unique enough to garner the media’s attention. The story we have today is one of the latter.
