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Posts tagged "Child Custody"

Child custody: Parents' plans often reflect best interests

In a previous post, it was mentioned that Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed a child custody bill seeking to increase the minimum amount of time allowed for divorced parents to spend with their children. Under existing legislation, the minimum amount of time to be spent with either parent is 25 percent, yet the bill proposed an increase to a minimum of 35 percent.

Minnesota governor pocket vetoes amended child custody bill

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill to amend the state's child custody law. Readers may recall from an earlier post that the bill recently passed in both the Minnesota House and Senate. However, the bill failed to make it past the governor's desk.

Man charged for violating custody orders, moving 3 kids out of US

Minnesota couples who make the decision to divorce face a lot of important decisions as they work through the process. Finances and children are usually the most important aspects of a divorce. Settling questions of child custody, in particular, may require parents to work together to ensure the well-being of their children. This cooperation often extends beyond the time that the divorce is finalized.

Tips for protecting your child custody claim

When Minnesota couples are embroiled in heated divorce and property division proceedings children are sometimes caught in the middle. Other times, emotions can interfere with a parent's better judgment. Yet parents most often want the best for their kids, so it is important to make sure both parents take the right steps to see that a favorable child custody arrangement is created.

Minnesota grandmother loses child custody claim

In some circumstances, families will make their child custody dispute an extension of other problems in their relationship. A Minnesota court recently ruled that two children had become nothing more than "pawns" in a custody dispute between the kids' mother and grandmother. The court's decision determined that granting custody to the mother was better for the children.

Minnesotans may see a change in child custody laws

Going through a divorce is always an emotional and difficult process, but when kids are involved in a divorce, the situation is even more sensitive. Parents want the best for their children and debate as to which parent is best suited to provide for a child can and does happen. Minnesota couples making the decision to get divorced may soon see a change in the way child custody is determined in court.