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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,…

Retroactive Child Support – How Far Back in Time Can The Court Go?

  • June 7, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Child Support,  Children,  Minnesota

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…

Paternity; Still a Matter of Biology

  • April 14, 2020
  • Tim Simonson
  • Children,  Courts,  Minnesota,  Parents

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…

ENFORCING SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE AND CHILD SUPPORT FROM ANOTHER STATE

  • October 30, 2018
  • Tim Simonson
  • Courts,  Divorce,  Minnesota,  Spousal Maintenance

Minnesota courts recognize that not all Minnesota divorced residents became divorced by a Minnesota court.  Many people who move to this State, became divorced by the courts of another State,…

Changes Coming to Child Support in Minnesota

  • April 17, 2018
  • Marc Beyer
  • Child Support,  Divorce,  Minnesota,  Parents

A variety of factors go into calculating child support. The law considers the income of both parents, the number of children, and each parent’s parenting time percentage, among other factors….

PRINCE’S LESSON ON PATERNITY

  • September 19, 2017
  • Tim Simonson
  • Children,  Minnesota,  Paternity,  Prince

When I think of Prince’s legacy, his immeasurable contributions to the arts and culture, I can’t say that promoting understanding of domestic relations law has a place that legacy.  But…

Prenuptial Agreements – Not Always Enforceable

  • April 25, 2017
  • Tim Simonson
  • Divorce,  Lawyer,  Marriage,  Minnesota,  Prenuptial Agreement

If you’re reading this blog, it’s probably because you’re related to me and doing it out of obligation (thanks, Mom). Or, it might be because you’re looking for information about…

THE COST OF INACTION – CHILD CUSTODY MODIFICATION BY ACQUIESCENCE

  • October 17, 2016
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Divorce,  Minnesota

Remember when our parents warned us not to make goofy faces lest they get stuck that way? Sadly, this kind of, sort of, happened recently when a parent failed to…

MARATHON RUNNING & THE PRESUMPTION OF JOINT LEGAL CUSTODY

  • October 11, 2016
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Divorce,  Life

Not quite ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics’, but, I recently came to a revelation. This past Sunday I (very slowly) ran the Twin Cities Marathon. One of the…

Tim Simonson Receives Tubman’s Family Law Volunteer Attorney of the Year

  • October 6, 2016
  • Tim Simonson
  • Announcements,  Awards,  Minnesota

Tim was selected by Tubman Family Crisis and Support Services as their Family Law Volunteer Attorney of the Year for 2016. This award is presented by Tubman to an attorney…

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