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A parenting plan is an agreement regarding custody and parenting time that includes (a) a parenting time schedule, (b) a designation of decision-making responsibility regarding health care, education and religion as it relates to the child(ren); and… Read More

It used to be that parties who could not agree on custody and/or parenting time were referred to a custody evaluation where a public employee would conduct a lengthy, in-depth investigation into the disputed issues and make a recommendation to the Co… Read More

What was once called “visitation,” is now known as “parenting time.” Like custody, the Court asks what is in the best interests of the minor children when it determines parenting time and typically hones in on the age of the children, caretak… Read More

When I started practicing law, the custody labels mattered. If a parent was a child’s “sole physical” custodian, he or she received a set percentage of the other parent’s net income for child support. In addition, a “sole physical” custod… Read More

The statute regarding custody of children sets forth two important additional rules. First, it states that the Court may not give greater weight to one of the best interest factors to the exclusion of the others. That is, the Court must address all o… Read More

The Minnesota legislature has created a list of factors that our Courts are required to consider when they determine custody of children. The factors are used by custody evaluators when they make recommendations to the Court regarding custody. They a… Read More

My next several postings will focus on custody and parenting time. There are 2 different types of custody in Minnesota, legal custody and physical custody. Legal custody is defined as the right to determine a child’s upbringing, including education… Read More

All of the options related to divorce can be very overwhelming when you are in the thick of it. The most important thing to take away from my postings about divorce options is that they exist. You can pursue court intervention if you need to. You do… Read More