by jrlk | Jun 16, 2009 | All About Lawyers, Child Support, Courts, Divorce, Financial, Legal Fees
In case you haven’t heard, the court system (like everything else) is broke. Starting July 1, 2009, Minnesota court filing fees will be increases. The new family court filing fees for most of the state (Hennepin County tends to run higher by $2) will be: $400...
by jrlk | Nov 16, 2008 | Child Support, FAQs
Now that you understand the Basic Concepts behind Minnesota’s Child Support law, know how to calculate income, and have gathered other necessary information, it is time to learn how to compute child support under Minnesota’s new child support laws. ...
by jrlk | Sep 12, 2008 | Child Support
Now that you understand the basic concepts of Minnesota’s new child support law, you need to know what information is necessary to calculate support. A tricky part to this is figuring out income. You need to know each parties’ gross (before taxes)...
by jrlk | Sep 11, 2008 | Child Support
In 2006, the Minnesota state legislature approved a drastic overhaul of the state’s child support guidelines based on an “income shares” model. (See Minn. Stat. 518A) The new child support guidelines were to be used for all new cases filed after...
by jrlk | Sep 7, 2008 | Child Support, News
Just as I have been working on a series of blog posts on the new Minnesota Child Support Guidelines, the Startribune comes out with an interesting article: “New Child Support Rules Spark Backlash.” I suppose I’ll use this article and kick off a week...