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Blog: Spousal Maintenance

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….

Upward Deviations: Making a Parent Pay More Than Guidelines Child Support

  • September 6, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Children,  Courts,  Divorce

Minnesota child support obligations are determined using guidelines established by the legislature. These guidelines (called the ‘Child Support Guidelines’) provide a presumed support amount for courts to use when making…

Divorce Decrees: How “Creative” Should They Be?

  • November 28, 2018
  • Marc Beyer
  • Divorce,  Divorce Decree,  Spousal Maintenance

In some ways, going through the divorce process can be like closing on a home. Many different forms and documents are prepared that you are asked to sign. It can…

Al Pacino & Spousal Maintenance in a Minnesota Divorce

  • September 11, 2018
  • Tim Simonson
  • Divorce,  Minnesota,  Spousal Maintenance

What does a Court need to consider when figuring out whether to award spousal maintenance (formerly known as ‘alimony’) in a Minnesota divorce? And what information should you bring up…

Enough is Enough; When it’s Time to Revisit Spousal Maintenance

  • March 20, 2018
  • Tim Simonson
  • Divorce,  Marriage,  Spousal Maintenance

The Court of Appeals recently reversed a lower court’s decision to reject a husband’s request to modify his maintenance obligation to his ex-wife. It was error, the Court said, to…

Palimony in Minnesota

  • February 25, 2018
  • Marc Beyer
  • Minnesota,  Palimony,  Spousal Maintenance

NBA star Blake Griffin made the news recently. And not because he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. No, he was sued by his ex-fiancé for what is often referred…

The New Tax Law and Spousal Maintenance

  • January 23, 2018
  • Marc Beyer
  • Child Support,  Divorce,  Finances,  Taxes

If you pay attention to the news at all, then I’m sure you know that Congress recently passed a new tax reform law. There are many sweeping changes to the…

A YEAR OF LIVING WITH THE ‘COHABITATION’ PROVISION IN SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE LAW

  • December 5, 2017
  • Beyer & Simonson
  • Cohabitation,  Divorce,  Minnesota,  Spousal Maintenance

It’s been more than a year since new law went into effect, allowing a court to determine whether maintenance can be modified based on a recipient’s cohabitation with another adult…

The Price of Freedom

  • November 7, 2017
  • Marc Beyer
  • Divorce,  Process,  Spousal Maintenance

During the divorce negotiation process, it is easy to become entrenched in a certain position.  Say, for example, that your spouse is seeking spousal maintenance.  You make a greater income…

THE CHALLENGE OF PURSUING SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE

  • August 29, 2017
  • Tim Simonson
  • Alimony,  Cost,  Spousal Maintenance

Unlike child support, spousal maintenance or ‘alimony’ as it is sometimes called, is a way of helping a lesser-earning spouse meet his needs after a marriage ends, but is not…

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