It is in People Magazine today, so it must be official: Sandra Bullock is filing for divorce. Apparently she and her estranged husband Jesse James began adoption proceedings about four years ago, and just within the past few months brought their child home. It is unusual for a divorce proceeding to emerge in the midst [...]
Here's the deal: Maternity is a matter of fact. Paternity is a matter of opinion. Until the genetic DNA test results have been returned. And, until a district court judge has signed a court order. If you are a father and you are not married to your child's mother, you have no parental rights unless [...]
People often ask how much it costs to get divorced. The answer is "it depends." Certain costs are predictable. Currently, it costs $400 to file a divorce petition in a Minnesota district court. Some counties charge slightly higher, depending upon the amount of the surcharge for the county law library. If each party appears in [...]
Sometimes people ask whether, as part of their divorce decree, the court can impose a requirement that their soon-to-be ex-spouse pay for college tuition for the children. The answer is "No." In Minnesota, a divorce court has jurisdiction over minor children only until they become adults. In most cases, a child becomes an adult when [...]
People often ask how to modify child support in Minnesota. Sometimes this process is not complex and it can be done without an attorney. More often the process is complex and you need an attorney. I always recommend that people have an attorney when going to court. Of course, I'm an attorney. What else would [...]
