If your child was recently born (or will be soon) and you are not married to your child’s mother, you may have several questions. You want to be involved in your child’s life, including having the right to visitation or even joint custody. But what do you have to do...
Why every couple can benefit from a prenuptial agreement
For years, prenuptial agreements have had a bad reputation. Many have thought you only need to worry about a prenup if you are wealthy. Or if you get a prenup, you are dooming your marriage even before it begins. But in recent years, more and more couples are seeking...
5 Surprising Ways To Strengthen Your Marriage
Marriage is difficult. Some say it’s a full-time job. That may be a reason why as many as 50 percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce. For couples who are experiencing marriage troubles, there is no golden solution to repair your relationship. However,...
Co-parents who want low-stress do these things
When you signed divorce papers, you undoubtedly understood that your decision was going to disrupt your children's lives. However, you didn't let that worry you too much because you strongly believed that with lots of love and support, your kids would be okay. Now...
Child support modifications and other considerations
When parents of minors get divorced, they may need to make child support arrangements. Like most states, Minnesota has a formula for determining child support that includes accounting for each parent's income, how many kids are involved and how much time the children...
Mediation may help maintain amicable parenting relationships
Before you had your children, you and the other parent likely had many talks and made many promises about how much you would love the children and always care for them. You may have even had the foresight to discuss how you would handle child custody arrangements or...
DNA tests and child support
In Minnesota and around the country, fathers are expected to provide child support to their children even if they are not and never were married to the kid's mothers. While married men are usually presumed to be the legal fathers of any children born during their...
How child support reductions are determined
Divorced non-custodial parents residing in Minnesota and elsewhere in the U.S. may have questions about how to lower their child support payments. There are several reasons a child support reduction may be granted. For example, the court may allow a child support...
Child support and joint custody: what parents need to know
Child support obligations are usually determined by the regulations found in the Child Support Standards Act, but that all changes with joint custody. When parents share custody of a child, a variety of additional factors will need to be taken into consideration. In...
Parenting agreement may make marital breakup easier on the kids
Going through divorce can certainly be challenging for adults, but it can be just as unsettling for any children involved. After all, just as you may feel that your world is spinning out of control during a divorce, your child may feel powerless and apprehensive about...
