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Dakota County Has 85 Child Custody Attorneys with 487 Reviews

Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Wills & Living Wills, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Hello! My name is Ryan McLaughlin and I'm the founding attorney at McLaughlin Law. Located in the Twin Cities, and serving the greater Minnesota area, I focus primarily on Family Law and Estate Planning. That said, I’ve handled everything from asy...

Rating: 1.8

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Child Support and more

Review: "He is the son-in-law of a very dear elder friend. The best message of a son-in-law is how they treat & provide for our daughters & their offspring. How they offer help, encouragement and help the extended, blended family through difficult t..."

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Child Custody Lawyers in Dakota County, MN

Child custody lawyers represent parents in establishing physical and legal custody arrangements, parenting time, and visitation schedules. They advocate for the child’s best interests, draft parenting plans, negotiate agreements or mediate disputes, and present evidence in family court. When circumstances change, these attorneys seek modifications or enforcement of custody orders.

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Child Custody

Child custody lawyers represent parents in establishing physical and legal custody arrangements, parenting time, and visitation schedules. They advocate for the child’s best interests, draft parenting plans, negotiate agreements or mediate disputes, and present evidence in family court. When circumstances change, these attorneys seek modifications or enforcement of custody orders.

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody

Review: "Thoughtful, kind, compassionate are not enough of the right words to say. I know people work to make a living but there are situations out there which need a more delicate touch. Margret was all of those and more. I have hired several attorneys in..."

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Child Support, Domestic Violence, Divorce and Separation and more

Review: " Amy was VERY EASY to talk to; she'd explained things in a manner I could understand, and even CITED the statutes off the top of her head within conversation! She attached my missing documents necessary via TIMELY EMAIL [I currently have li..."

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: What sets me apart from other attorneys: 1. I care about my clients and want them to come out of this process with more than just a legal document. I want to help them gain insight and perspective along the way and make the journey through the leg...

Rating: 7.1

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation

Bio: Cathryn Schmidt is an experienced and highly regarded family law attorney who draws on more than 20 years of legal experience when representing her clients in domestic relations litigation. She has been named a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law and P...

Rating: 8.9

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce and Separation, Child Custody

Review: "Our family worked closely with Lisa Banas to finalize three adoptions. She worked dilligently to learn the details of the case, engaged with all parties in an empathic manner, was extremly prepared, professional and honest throughout the lengthy..."

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Estate Planning and more

Review: "Esther has been my attorney for over 25 years. She has been helpful, reassuring, capable."

Rating: 6.7

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: I have been practicing entirely family law for almost 3 decades now. Family law became my focus early on just because there were a lot of people who came to my office with those kind of matters. I learned that I liked this area law because I was n...

Rating: 8.8

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation

Your kids are what is most important to you. Let Lyndsay J. Howard help you with your custody matter

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(952) 333-4391

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Child Support and more

Tough, Compassionate, and Experienced. Practice dedicated to divorce and family law since 1997.

Rating: 8.8

Call for a FREE consultation(844) 432-0874

Todd Michael Dwire's Website

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Appeals and more

We provide creative, compassionate and cost-effective legal representation.

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(651) 370-8679

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Mr. Cain focuses exclusively on family law, primarily on cases involving complex custody matters. Mr. Cain also has extensive experience guiding clients through cases involving paternity, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, and pro...

Rating: 7.4

Call for a consultation(952) 955-7735

Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Mediation

Bio: Jeff has been a lawyer for over 37 years. He started as a Staff Attorney at the Minnesota Court of Appeals for six years, handling motions and assisting in the drafting of many Court Opinions and was involved in numerous family law cases. Jeff has...

Rating: 8.8

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation

Bio: For over the last 26 years, I have practiced extensively in all areas of family law including divorce, complex asset and debt division, child custody, parenting time, support, spousal maintenance, and paternity. I am licensed in the State of Minne...

Rating: 8.9

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Child Support and more

Bio: Chris Banas lives in St. Paul with his wife and two children. He is an avid outdoorsman enjoying all that Minnesota and Wisconsin offer in both summer and winter.

Rating: 7.2

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Criminal Defense

Review: "Elizabeth Porter is a rock-solid attorney; a true advocate, a guardian angel and your voice in a ‘justice’ system that is not always just or fair. The justice system can be a landmine, not very pleasant, and one needs to have a rock-solid knowledg..."

Rating: 6.7

Call for a consultation(952) 592-8060

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Estate Planning, Criminal Defense and more

Bio: My practice centers on serving clients and their individual needs as they progress through life. This includes helping people with juvenile and child custody and support, divorce, purchasing real estate, planning for retirement, and wealth transfe...

Rating: 2.3

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Criminal Defense and more

Review: "I was so thankful for all of Jim's guidance while I was going through my divorce and he helped me get what was best for my two young daughters. He played so many roles for me besides being "just" an excellent attorney. He was a friend, a counselor..."

Rating: 6.7

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Dakota County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Practice limited to family law for over twenty years.

Rating: 9.5

Call for a FREE consultation(952) 236-1587

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