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Family Law Articles

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M. Sue Wilson Law Offices, P.A. has compiled a list of informative articles to provide you with additional education and information in the following areas of family law:

Divorce and Separation

  • The Decline in Marriage: What To Do [PDF], Brookings, 9/13/2005. This article focuses on federal and state initiatives to promote healthy family dynamics.
  • The State of Our Unions: 2005 [PDF], National Marriage Project, 7/19/2005.
  • Parenting Challenges During Separation, Parenting and Marital Advice. This article focuses on how to sit down with children and talk with them about the divorce.
  • What is the First Thing to Say When You Want a Divorce?, Articles on Divorce, Custody, and Parental Alienation Syndrome, 10/1/03. A short article on how to talk to your spouse about a divorce. There is also a section on what to do if you are anticipating a divorce that could be abusive.
  • The Divorce Grieving Process: An Overview, Divorce Transitions 10/99. This article explains the five stages of grief, helping you understand what you're feeling and what you may expect in your emotional journey toward comfortable singlehood.
  • Preparing For Divorce, 2006. This article focuses mainly on the financial aspects of preparing for a divorce including securing one's non-marital assets.
  • Divorce and Separation: A Child's Perspective, Articles AZ, 2006. This article focuses on issues children face with divorce and offers some advice on how to cope with them.
  • Legal Separation, Expert Law, 8/03. This article looks at the difference between separation and legal separation and then explains the reasons why a person should seek out either choice.

Child Custody, Visitation Rights and Child Support

  • Child Support Laws in Minnesota: An Overview [PDF], State of Minnesota, 3/30/2005. An information brief about child support laws pertaining to Minnesota.
  • Child Custody. This article explains the different types of child custody.
  • Child Support. A definition of child support. What it does and doesn't include and answers to common questions.
  • Child Support in Minnesota, A complete guide to Minnesota Child Support. An explanation on the financial aspect of child support in Minnesota.
  • Visitation Dos and Don'ts, Divorce matters. A guide of Do's and Don'ts concerning parental visitation.
  • Custody and Visitation Law, Divorce Law Information Service Center. A short Q & A on custody and visitation rights in Minnesota.
  • Visitation and Visitation Issues, Minnesota Divorce Source. An article that looks at the different types of visitation laws and schedules.
  • Child Support and the Limitations on Private Agreements, Responsible Divorce Newsletter, 10/15/2004. This article discusses the obligation of both parents to support their children after a divorce. It provides hypothetical examples of how child support payments are conducted.
  • Custody and Visitation Article, Family Law Source, 4/4/04. A very extensive article on custody and visitation. There is a helpful section on what factors are considered when deciding which parent get granted child custody.

Spousal Maintenance

  • Alimony in Minnesota, Divorce Net, 8/17/04. This article gives an overview on alimony and explains the current laws.
  • Spousal Maintenance in Minnesota, Divorce Net, 8/17/04. This article explains the deciding factors of how spousal maintenance is decided.
  • The Seven Alimony Rules, Divorce Net, 8/17/06. This article covers seven important things a person should know when paying alimony.
  • The Basics of Alimony, Lectric Law Library's stacks. An extensive article about alimony and the things that a court considers when deciding alimony payments.

Marital Estates

Domestic Abuse

Alternative Family Law

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