by jrlk | Sep 29, 2008 | Divorce
While we all hear about those who want to have an “easy” divorce, some divorces just are not easy. With a divorce attorney’s sense of humor, Cristi Trusler published the article “How to Guarantee You’ll Have a Divorce from Hell” on...
by jrlk | Sep 27, 2008 | Divorce, News, Non-lawyers
An online divorce service has closed up shop in Washington after the state’s Attorney General’s Office determined that the company was violating state law by essentially providing paralegal services without the oversight of an attorney licensed in...
by jrlk | Sep 12, 2008 | Child Support
Now that you understand the basic concepts of Minnesota’s new child support law, you need to know what information is necessary to calculate support. A tricky part to this is figuring out income. You need to know each parties’ gross (before taxes)...
by jrlk | Sep 11, 2008 | Child Support
In 2006, the Minnesota state legislature approved a drastic overhaul of the state’s child support guidelines based on an “income shares” model. (See Minn. Stat. 518A) The new child support guidelines were to be used for all new cases filed after...
by jrlk | Sep 7, 2008 | Child Support, News
Just as I have been working on a series of blog posts on the new Minnesota Child Support Guidelines, the Startribune comes out with an interesting article: “New Child Support Rules Spark Backlash.” I suppose I’ll use this article and kick off a week...
