Child Custody

When parents in Minnesota are no longer together as a couple, one of the most contentious issues that arises often has to do with visitation rights. Other situations can muddle this even further such as grandparents' rights or the rights of others to see the child....

Parents in Minnesota divorce may decide that they want to share joint custody of their child. If this is the case, they may assume that the child will have two homes, one with each parent. However, some find that the constant back-and-forth between households is hard...

It is not unusual these days for people to move from one state to another, or even to move across the country. For example, a person could be offered a better job in another state, or a person who has moved away from the state he or she grew up in, may later decide...

Child custody in Minnesota requires that both parents honor the best interests of the child. When it comes to child custody, emotions can become frayed, disagreements can arise and the entire situation can be complicated for everyone involved. One issue that may cause...

Sometimes, despite their best efforts, parents who are going through a divorce simply cannot see eye-to-eye when it comes to making decisions regarding child custody and visitation. If this happens, they must take classes. Two are required, and then they have a choice...

As discussed in the past on this blog, parents in Minnesota who have gone through a divorce, or are no longer in a relationship with each other, can work together to create a parenting plan, rather than have a court make a child custody and visitation order. However,...

Child custody in Minnesota can come in a variety of forms. Sometimes one parent has sole custody while the other parent has visitation rights. However, other times parents share joint custody, and choose to co-parent.   When it comes to raising children,...

Once a couple in Minnesota establishes a child custody order, each of them then moves on with their life, following the schedule set in the order. Yet lives change, sometimes unexpectedly. There may come a time when due to any multitude of reasons, a parent wants to...

When parents decide to divorce, they must remember that they will remain just that -- parents -- with a shared interest in raising their child. For this reason, some parents may want to create a parenting plan out of court, instead of leaving the matter up to a judge,...

Parents in Minnesota facing the end of their marriage may have many questions on their mind. They may wonder whether they will be able to negotiate a child custody arrangement of if they will have to litigate one. In fact, in either case, the court may require the...