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Parents’ & Grandparents’ Rights; Fundamental and Protected

  • January 19, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Children,  Courts,  Grandparents,  Minnesota,  Parents

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…

Poor Conduct in a Divorce: Don’t be “Hoisted by Your Own Petard”

  • January 10, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Divorce,  Minnesota,  Uncategorised

“Hoist with his own petard” is a phrase from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, referring to a bomb maker being harmed by his own creation. Though Minnesota divorces are not intended to end…

Posting Your Kid’s Images on Social Media

  • April 3, 2020
  • Tim Simonson
  • Children,  Minnesota

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…

KEVIN GARNETT AND CHILD SUPPORT

  • April 9, 2019
  • Marc Beyer
  • Child Custody,  Child Support,  Children,  Divorce,  Minnesota

Whenever a celebrity gets a divorce, the media likes to focus on the dollar amounts as a way to sensationalize the story.  When Tiger Woods divorced, for example, the headlines…

Physical Discipline or Domestic Abuse?

  • March 19, 2019
  • Tim Simonson
  • Domestic Abuse,  Minnesota

I hope this is not a distinction we need to spend a lot of time worrying about; either way someone’s getting hit, and unless we’re talking about contact sports or…

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,…

A Lesson from Child Support Court: “Pull No Punches”

  • August 21, 2018
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Finances,  Minnesota

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,…

WHEN SCIENCE IS NOT ENOUGH; MAKING THE CASE FOR PATERNITY IN MINNESOTA

  • November 29, 2016
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Divorce,  Minnesota

If you’ve ever wondered how a father can ‘prove’ he is dad, you wouldn’t be wrong in assuming that a genetic test, or a ‘paternity test’ is the way to…

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…

Can I Afford To Be Divorced in Minnesota?

  • June 12, 2016
  • Tim Simonson
  • Cost,  Divorce,  Minnesota

What will I do if I can’t rely on my spouse’s earnings to meet my living expenses? Good question; and one that any spouse who relies on the earnings of…

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