Recent Posts in Child Support Category
Posted on May 16, 2012 By Minnesota Divorce Lawyer
On July 1 st , a new Indiana child support law will go into effect. The law states that a non-custodial parent's child support obligation ends on the child's 19 th birthday. Currently, a ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2012 By Amanda Crain
Income Share Model. Many parents assume that child support is only based on the obligor or non-custodial parent's gross monthly income. Minnesota, along with many other states, applies what is ...
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Posted on May 24, 2011 By H&L Law Firm
When child support is collected through the county child support office, there are more enforcement remedies available than when child support is collected by the parent to whom it is owed. One of ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 By H&L Law Firm
Most of the time parties appear in court, it is for a motion hearing rather than an evidentiary hearing. an evidentiary hearing is basically a trial where testimony is taken from witnesses and ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
Often in divorces, the parties are not on an equal playing field to start. When there are children involved, one party is usually the primary caretaker and is footing the bill for caring for the ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
More often than not, once child support is set in a case it will be modified at some point in the future. This can be for a number of reasons. The most straightforward, however, are that either parent ...
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Posted on May 18, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
When parties reach an agreement on custody and parenting time , there are often other provisions added into the agreement that would not otherwise be if the court decided the issue. Below are a few ...
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Posted on May 3, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
It is becoming increasingly common for parties other than a child’s biological parents to take over caring for a child on a regular basis. The legal process to change custody is through a third ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
If you have a child support order that is enforced through the state agency, there may be an automatic adjustment filed on your behalf for the cost of living. If this is done, notice is sent to the ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
If you have a child support order that is enforced through the state agency, there may be an automatic adjustment filed on your behalf for the cost of living. If this is done, notice is sent to the ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
In the state of Minnesota, child support is determined based on both parents’ income and the amount of parenting time each parent is awarded. Custody labels such as “joint physical ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
If either party to a marriage or other family law matter is an active service member, there are protections in place that may prohibit the action from going forward without them. This protection is ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By H&L Law Firm
In the state of Minnesota, the way child support is calculated underwent a major change in 2007. Child support is now calculated by a strict formula, taking into account each parent’s gross ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
When one party wants to get divorced, there is no way to stop the process from happening. The party choosing to begin the divorce process (the “Petitioner”) starts by having two documents ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2009 By Kathyrn Lammers
What are an unmarried Father’s Rights? If a man and a woman are unmarried at the time of a child’s birth, the mother has sole legal and physical custody until the Court issues an Order ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Domestic violence is a huge issue in many family law cases, and many times the victims do not feel like the system is able to help them as much as they need it to. A recent homicide/suicide case has ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
In Hennepin County and Ramsey County, the family courts have adjusted to make the process more amicable for cases. Instead of filing a case and having nothing happen for some time, the courts have ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
In the current economy, many people have been faced with the reality of bankruptcy . Often, people spent more than they had and are left holding the bill. The bankruptcy process exists to give ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
In paternity matters , it does come up every so often that a man is told he is the father, has no reason to doubt it, and enters into an arrangement to take care of his responsibilities as a parent. ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2009 By H&L Law Firm
Minnesota courts view child support as a right of the child to receive, not something that parents can waive. In every case, unless incomes and parenting time is equal or there are other circumstances ...
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