Bad Faith Conduct: Don’t Risk The Court Flexing Its Muscles!
Be careful when thinking of defying a mediated settlement agreement in Family Court. Courts will use their inherent authority to impose sanctions as needed to protect their vital functions of:…
Retroactive Child Support – How Far Back in Time Can The Court Go?
When parents are involved in a divorce proceeding, Minnesota law requires that the court consider the child’s financial support, and the parents’ obligations to contribute to that support.Part of that…
Parents’ & Grandparents’ Rights; Fundamental and Protected
In Minnesota, and the United States, parents have a fundamental and protected right to make decisions about their children’s care and custody. This right is recognized by the United States…
A LESSON IN MINNESOTA CHILD CUSTODY LAW FROM DARTH VADER
Handing control of your child’s upbringing to Court ought to be a chilling thought. In order to become a Judge, one requires no credentials in child development or parenting. In…
Who Decides Where the Kids Go to School?
Following a divorce (or custody cases where the parties were never married) parents often disagree about where their children should go to school. In most cases, one parent simply wants…
PARENTING TIME & CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTES: LEAVE YOUR KIDS OUT OF IT!
Parents should know better than to involve their children in parental disputes. After all, whatever the reasons for the breakdown of the parents’ relationship; it isn’t the kid’s fault. For…
Paternity; Still a Matter of Biology
In Minnesota, the legal relationship between a child and parent is recognized because there are rights awarded and obligations imposed by that relationship. The State has an interest in not…
Posting Your Kid’s Images on Social Media
Recently, the Minnesota Court of Appeals was asked to consider whether a Family Court judge can prohibit a parent from featuring or mentioning his children in YouTube videos and remove…
PURSUING ‘DE FACTO’ CUSTODY IN MINNESOTA: A CASE ANALYSIS
Pursuing custody a child who isn’t yours, seems like a tall order; but when you consider the facts of a recent Minnesota case that was upheld on appeal, it’s apparent…
A Lesson from Child Support Court: “Pull No Punches”
Minnesota Child Support Law mandates that child support is determined primarily by the parents’ incomes. Because income is so important to a court when figuring out a child support obligation,…