Adultery can cause a marriage to become an emotional nightmare, and it’s a common cause of divorce. When you’re ending your marriage because one or both of you has cheated on the other, it’s possible that the adultery will impact
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Useful Tips & Strategies for Divorce & Family Court Litigants
The Minnesota Family Law Blog, published by Brown Law Offices, P.A., focuses on various aspects of family law specific to Minnesota. It covers topics such as divorce proceedings, including property division and spousal maintenance, child custody and parenting time issues, child support enforcement and income withholding, and alternative dispute resolution methods like mediation and the use of parenting consultants. The blog also addresses specialized subjects like stepparent adoption, the impact of addictions on family law cases, attorney fees related to conduct in divorce, and appellate procedures in family law matters. It provides practical insights into legal processes and considerations relevant to Minnesota family court litigants.
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Minnesota Divorce Records: How to Obtain the Documents You Need
By Jason Brown
If you would like to obtain a copy of your divorce decree or other Minnesota divorce records, you can access and download a copy online using the Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) website: https://publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/
If you would like to order…
Paralegal Pam Martin Joins the Minnesota Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project
By Jason Brown
The Pilot Project allows approved Minnesota legal paraprofessionals (paralegals), like our own Pam Martin, to represent and advise clients in select family law cases with an attorney’s supervision. In some cases, a paralegal can represent a client in court.
The…
What Do I Need to Prove to Obtain an HRO in Minnesota?
By Jason Brown
Minnesota Statutes section 609.748 grants an individual the right to seek a harassment restraining order against another. An HRO makes conduct that is otherwise legal (such as contact or presence at a location) a crime.
Everyone feels offended by the…
The Top Ten Mistakes You Can Make During a Divorce
By Jason Brown
The stakes are high in divorce cases. The stress of the proceeding is heightened by the fact that there are, with rare exception, no “do-overs” in family court.
Unnecessary errors can be made that may result in an unjust outcome…
Attorney Jason Brown Offers Domestic Abuse Presentation to the Minnesota Judicial Branch
By Jason Brown
It was a privilege to offer a recent presentation to the Minnesota Judicial Branch concerning domestic abuse issues – my third invitation to teach over the last two years.
Over 130 judges and law clerks were in attendance to learn…
Spousal Maintenance in Minnesota: Five Common Methods of Resolution
By Jason Brown
Spousal maintenance is an emotionally-charged issue in divorce. I’ve handled many cases requiring a trial because the parties could not agree on whether alimony was appropriate, or the amount and duration of spousal maintenance. Maintenance is tricky because, unlike child…
Dissipation of Marital Property in Minnesota: A Misunderstood and Misapplied Concept
By Jason Brown
Many divorce litigants are accused of “dissipating” marital assets by their spouse or opposing counsel. Quite often, however, that term is misapplied. Those who have “dissipated” assets stand to have a credit assigned to them for the value of lost…
How Do I Use The Online Minnesota Child Support Calculator?
By Jason Brown
In Minnesota, child support is calculated through the application of a statutory formula – unless the litigants or judge opt to deviate upward or downward. Better than 95% of the time, a strict application of the Minnesota child support guidelines…
What are the Most Important MN Custody Laws?
By Jason Brown
Custody cases in Minnesota are complex if the parties do not agree. Legal custody, physical custody and parenting time disputes involve an entangled set of ever-evolving statutes and caselaw. Alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, domestic abuse, special needs, and child…