Comments for Family Law Attorney's in Minnesota http://mankatofamilylaw.com We Solve Problems. Mon, 06 May 2013 15:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Changing Your Child’s Name by Jason http://mankatofamilylaw.com/2012/02/27/changing-your-childs-name/#comment-332 Jason Mon, 06 May 2013 15:55:37 +0000 http://mankatolawblog.com/?p=545#comment-332 Name changes can be a bit tricky as it’s not as clear cut as the lawyers would like. The law covers what the Judge looks at, but at the end of the day it’s a best interest standard and a gut feeling of what the Judge will do. If you are fighting a name change, you need to put in a response to the motion the father filed and lay out your reasons to fight it. You’ll need to appear in court and be ready.

This is an issue that’s not terribly expensive, I would say about 2-4 hours of work and you may want to consider hiring an attorney for this. The reason why is that the Judge will want some caselaw to rely on, to look at and if you just get up and object, it might not have the same result. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Changing Your Child’s Name by Deanna http://mankatofamilylaw.com/2012/02/27/changing-your-childs-name/#comment-331 Deanna Mon, 06 May 2013 15:50:59 +0000 http://mankatolawblog.com/?p=545#comment-331 How does the “non applicant” parent fight this in MN? There is no vallid reason other then control and hate for my husband that my step daughters mom to want to change my step daughters name to her new husbands name. She has been married less then a year, we have been married almost 6 years we have 50% legal custody and we have weekend visits, one day a week and 2 weeks a summer and alternating holidays. There is no criminal record or “reason that would cause her harm” to keep her fathers name. l dont know what we can do to fight this notice to appear and how to approach this new battle – it’s always something.

]]> Comment on How To Get Divorced In 7 Days* by Jason Kohlmeyer http://mankatofamilylaw.com/2011/12/14/how-to-get-divorced-in-7-days/#comment-330 Jason Kohlmeyer Mon, 06 May 2013 15:42:51 +0000 https://jkohlmeyer.wordpress.com/?p=356#comment-330 Holly,

Good question, the short answer is no you don’t need a lawyer to get divorced. You can try and fill the forms out yourself and if you don’t have kids or property it’s pretty easy. $2,000 is a reasonable retainer if you are going to have some conflict, if not tell your lawyer that it’s an “uncontested divorce”

Here is an article that tells you a little more. http://mankatofamilylaw.com/2012/04/24/why-you-should-have-a-lawyer-during-your-divorce/

]]> Comment on How To Get Divorced In 7 Days* by Holly http://mankatofamilylaw.com/2011/12/14/how-to-get-divorced-in-7-days/#comment-329 Holly Mon, 06 May 2013 15:39:36 +0000 https://jkohlmeyer.wordpress.com/?p=356#comment-329 Do you have to have at least one lawyer involved? I’m curious if the papers couldn’t be drawn up without the aid of a lawyer and submitted to the judge…? The divorce lawyer I originally found wants a $2000 retainer fee. Should I proceed with a consultation or just begin the paperwork process on my own?

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]]> Comment on Prenups, Minnesota Style by No Thanks, I’m Fine: Waiving Alimony In A Prenup? http://mankatofamilylaw.com/2011/11/07/prenups-and-postnups-minnesota-style/#comment-247 No Thanks, I’m Fine: Waiving Alimony In A Prenup? Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:48:57 +0000 http://mankatolawblog.com/?p=263#comment-247 [...] we talked about in an earlier post, prenuptial agreements are indeed enforceable in Minnesota, provided they are executed correctly.  Whether or not they [...]

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]]> Comment on Minnesota Child Support Order Enforcement by Brendan Fraser Broke Do To Alimony? | Minnesota Family Law Blog http://mankatofamilylaw.com/2011/11/28/minnesota-child-support-order-enforcement/#comment-256 Brendan Fraser Broke Do To Alimony? | Minnesota Family Law Blog Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:31:12 +0000 http://mankatolawblog.com/?p=313#comment-256 [...] Mr. Fraser is trying to reduce his alimony and child support payment. [...]

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