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...
by jrlk | Sep 5, 2008 | All About Lawyers, Financial, Representing Yourself
Just like all of you non-lawyers hear the horror stories of over-priced attorneys and expensive litigation (i.e. “I know someone who spent $50,000 on his divorce. All that for nothing!”), lawyers get to hear all of the horror stories of clients who think...
by jrlk | Aug 10, 2008 | Divorce, FAQs
A legal annulment (as opposed to a religious annulment) is a court process that ends a marriage (similar to a divorce). The difference is, with an annulment, the marriage is treated like it never happened. There are specific legal requirements for an annulment. The...
