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, Family Law
Physical Custody To have physical custody of a child means to have control over where that child lives, and that child’s daily routine. The judge can either award sole physical custody to one parent, or joint physical custody to both parents. Sole Physical...
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...
by Carol Mayer | Aug 31, 2010 | Child Support, Divorce, Parenting Time (Visitation)
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has created a handyon-line child support calculator that you can use to get a pretty good idea of how much child support you may pay, or receive, in Minnesota depending on the facts of your case. To use this calculator you...