by Carol Mayer | Oct 4, 2010 | Divorce, Family Law, Spousal Maintenance (Alimony)
Spousal Maintenance / Alimony – There is No Calculator In Minnesota there is no set formulae for determining how much spousal maintenance / alimony the judge might order you to pay. Rather, the judge will consider a laundry list of things which are set forth...
by Carol Mayer | Sep 23, 2010 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law
Best Interest Standard In Minnesota, when a judge is forced to decide which parent will be awarded custody of a child, the judge must decide whether it will be in the child’s best interest to be in the custody of the mother, or the father. To make this decision...
by Carol Mayer | Sep 20, 2010 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Parenting Time (Visitation)
A Guardian Ad Litem(GAL) is a professionally trained person appointed by the judge in a case to represent the interests of a child, and advise the court with respect to custody and parenting time issues. The Guardian Ad Litem is not an attorney, though some attorneys...
by Carol Mayer | Sep 20, 2010 | Divorce, Family Law, Spousal Maintenance (Alimony)
Spousal Maintenance Spousal Maintenance, which used to be called alimony, is money the judge orders one spouse to pay the other souse as part of a divorce proceeding. Spousal Maintenance is not ordered as part of every divorce, and before the judge can order one...
by Carol Mayer | Sep 3, 2010 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law
Legal custody is “the right to determine the child’s upbringing, including education, health care and religious training.” Simply put, a parent who has legal custody of a child has the right to decide things such as where the child goes to school,...
by Carol Mayer | Aug 31, 2010 | Child Support, Divorce, Family Law
When an obligor (non-custodial parent) has child support arrears of at least $500.00, his/her federal tax refund can be intercepted and sent directly to the obligee (custodial parent) under a program called Project Intercept. If the obligee or child receives public...
