The days of social taboos against single mothers are long gone. The unwed parent birth rate has almost doubled since 1970. In certain areas and among certain ethnic groups, the rate has increased even more. Contrary to popular myth, signing the birth certificate does...
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Five Ways a Hutchinson, MN Family Law Attorney Can Break a Prenuptial Agreement
Premarital agreements are no longer exclusively for the 1 percent. The number of these agreements has increased 500 percent since the 1990s. Such pacts are especially common in subsequent marriages. Prenuptial agreements clarify property and inheritance rights, thus...
The Maginicient Seven of Alimony Collection
Even though such orders are important components of an equitable property division, many obligors (people who pay spousal support) see alimony orders as unfair financial penalties. That’s especially true if the order is more than a few years old. Seven or eight...
Five Occasions for a Hutchinson, MN Family Law Attorney to Modify a Parenting Plan
There is a reason, other than portability, why divorce decrees are not stone tablets. These orders are never intended to be permanent. As a rule of thumb, they need to be modified at least once every three years. This rule only applies to substantive modifications....
Getting Off to a Fast Start: The Divorce Temporary Hearing
Sports commentators often point out that baseball is a game of firsts. Teams which consistently score the first run of the game and record the first out of an inning usually win most of their games. In fact, the first-run winning percentage is .689, which translates...
Can a Buffalo Family Law Lawyer Change Alimony Amounts?
FSO (Family Support Obligation) determinations, including spousal support obligations, are never designed to be permanent. Alimony payments, in terms of both amount and duration, are based on several amorphous factors. Since these factors change frequently, the...
A Hutchinson Family Law Layer Examines the Custody/Visitation Process
Although the divorce rate has fallen in recent years, it is still above 40 percent. Among subsequent marriages, the divorce rate is even higher. Not all these marriage dissolutions involve minor children, but most of them do. In some states, divorce only partially...
Five Ways to Break a Minnesota Prenup
Premarital agreement rules are still rather intricate in Minnesota, largely because lawmakers have still not adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreements Act. For most of its history, the Gopher State has never been a follow-the-crowd jurisdiction. If Minnesota is not...
A Hutchinson Divorce Lawyer Explains MN Alimony Rules
Spousal support is probably the most controversial divorce issue. The financial aspect is only part of the story. What makes these issues so difficult is that people on both sides have extremely strong feelings. So, it’s often difficult even for experienced...
The Twelve New Child Custody Factors in McLeod County
Prior to 2015, Hutchinson child custody lawyers dealt with a complex array of child custody factors, especially if the divorce order include a joint custody decree with an every other weekend/every other holiday-type parenting time split. At that time, such divisions...