What’s the Best Approach to a Social Early Neutral Evaluation in a Minnesota Child Custody Case?
Mar 19, 2011
The Social Early
Neutral Evaluation, or SENE, was started in Hennepin County several
years ago, and has since been adopted in Ramsey County, and increasingly
in other counties in the State of Min...
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What Can I Do to Keep Costs Down in My Minnesota Divorce or Child Custody Case?
Mar 19, 2011
1. Dont make your
attorney justify every single decision, no matter how small. Were
happy to do it, but it takes time, and time costs you money. The point
is not for you to acquire a law school...
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Should I Move Out, And If So, How, Pending a Minnesota Divorce or Child Custody Case?
Mar 19, 2011
Clients often ask
whether they should move out of the marital home prior to or during the
commencement of divorce proceedings. The answer is very clear: it
depends. Generally speaking, if child...
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Should I Get a New Lawyer for My Minnesota Divorce or Minnesota Child Custody Case?
Mar 19, 2011
It can be
difficult for a client to know whether his or her lawyer is performing
well or not. Sometimes even the best of lawyers does not achieve the
desired result, and it may be due to a diffi...
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Should I Empty the Joint Bank Account in Anticipation of a Minnesota Divorce?
Mar 19, 2011
Emptying the joint
bank checking or savings account in anticipation of divorce would
ordinarily be frowned upon, unless you had a very justifiable reason.
Be warned, however, that your spouse ma...
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Should I Discuss the Case with the Children in a Minnesota Divorce?
Mar 19, 2011
The generally
accepted view of the courts is that children are to be kept out of the
divorce as much as possible. Discussions of court proceedings with the
children are discouraged and sometimes...
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May I Record Phone Telephone Conversations in a Minnesota Divorce or Child Custody Case?
Mar 19, 2011
Under both
Minnesota law, [1] and federal law, [2] as long as you yourself are a
party to the conversation, it is lawful for you to record that
conversation, even secretly. Furthermore, such rec...
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May I Kick My Spouse out of the House and Change the Locks in Anticipation of a Minnesota Divorce?
Mar 19, 2011
I am often asked
whether it is permissible to kick ones spouse out of the house and
change the locks. The short answer is: NO. Furthermore,1. It doesnt matter that the house is titled solely in o...
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Is There Bias Against Fathers or In Favor of Mothers in Minnesota Child Custody Cases?
Mar 19, 2011
Often times
fathers come into my office thinking that a fight for custody is futile
because of bias. Conversely, mothers often make the mistake of thinking
that an award of custody to the mother...
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How Much Compromise is Reasonable in a Minnesota Divorce or Minnesota Child Custody Case?
Mar 19, 2011
Judges,
evaluators, and guardians will often pontificate about the virtue of
compromise and settlement, as if this were the ultimate objective of any
reasonable person, rather than as a means to ...
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