One common misconception in child custody hearings is that the child will get to decide, at least at some point, the parent with whom they choose to live. While this

Parenting consultants (PCs) are commonly appointed in Minnesota family cases to make decisions and resolve disputes. PCs serve as a neutral third party, after the issue of a divorce decree,

Divorce can be quite unexpected, traumatic, and filled with uncertainty. The trouble compounds when the couple has joint children. In that case, divorce involves not only a financial and emotional

Many parents who are in the midst of divorcing will disagree about what school their child should attend. Oftentimes, the school choice corresponds with where one parent lives.  However, there

Child Custody Decisions After Divorce in Minnesota: What Parents Need to Know One of the most difficult parts of divorce isn’t the legal paperwork, it’s figuring out what’s best for

At Heimerl & Lammers, our divorce and family law attorneys understand that some parents use the phrases child custody and parenting time interchangeably, but in reality, they are two very

Under the United States Constitution, one has fundamental rights as a parent to raise their children as they see fit. Courts have included in these parental rights the right to

In Minnesota when a dissolution proceeding involves minor children, the parties or the court must decide issues such as custody, parenting time, and child support.  There are two types of

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 stating otherwise.

A new report by the United States Department of Agriculture found that the cost of raising a child to the age of 18 continues to increase. According to the data,