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Blog: Tim Simonson

Minnesota Child Support: a Handshake Is Not Enough

  • April 17, 2025
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Family Court,  Marriage,  Minnesota

The Minnesota Supreme Court was recently asked whether a ‘handshake’ agreement between parents to pay support for their child is enforceable in Minnesota. Their answer was … “no”. This announcement…

All In The Family: the Importance of Exclusivity

  • December 17, 2024
  • Tim Simonson
  • Courts,  Minnesota,  Property

Some of us are old enough to remember the Archie Bunker archetype, and the disdain for his in-law Mike ‘Meathead’ Stivic famously portrayed in the iconic All in the Family…

POST NUPS: UNCONSCIONABLE OR JUST A BAD DEAL?

  • December 9, 2024
  • Tim Simonson
  • Marriage,  Minnesota,  Post-Nup,  Prenup

We occasionally get asked about post nuptial agreements; an agreement between spouses who wish to stay married but separate their property rights. Post nuptial, like pre nuptial agreements, define property…

Karon Waivers & Fake News: Proceed With Caution!

  • July 16, 2024
  • Tim Simonson
  • Courts,  Minnesota

Despite lacking clear definition, the term “fake news” now frequently appears in political discourse. Without objective, universally-accepted criteria, it can be hard for consumers to discern what the term “fake…

Grandparent Visitation Rights: Potential Hazards!

  • December 12, 2023
  • Tim Simonson
  • Children,  Divorce,  Grandparents,  Home,  Uncategorised

Minnesota law grants rights to grandparents to visit their grandchildren, if they can prove any of the following: The grandchild has a deceased parent The grandchild has lived with the…

When Can a Child Choose?

  • December 5, 2023
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Children,  Divorce

I often get asked by divorced or separated parents, at what age their child can decide which parent they live with. It’s a fair question; but one which unfortunately has…

Fraud: Anathematic to an Otherwise Enforceable Divorce Agreement

  • November 14, 2023
  • Tim Simonson
  • Divorce,  Minnesota

Divorces are frequently resolved by agreement, rather than litigation. Courts have long favored settlement of disputes without litigation. Hentschel v. Smith, 153 N.W.2d 199, 204 (Minn. 1967). In family court,…

“Words Speak Louder than Action”: Child Support & Parenting Time in Minnesota

  • January 1, 2023
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Divorce,  Minnesota

I was reviewing a recent Minnesota Court of Appeals decision, Nelson v. Nelson (A22-0077) and, came to the conclusion that the old adage “actions speak louder than words” rings true…

Child Support Modification: Not Automatic Upon A Child’s Emancipation

  • September 27, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Children,  Minnesota

What happens to a child support obligation when a child becomes emancipated? It doesn’t necessarily terminate, or even drop. Minnesota law provides 3 possibilities: child support that is ordered in…

Tier I & Tier II Spousal Maintenance in Minnesota

  • September 20, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Uncategorised

Minnesota law defines spousal maintenance as an award of payments from the future income or earnings of a former spouse to the other former spouse. Minn. Stat. §518.003 subd 3a….

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