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A divorce can be the most painful and expensive experience of your life. Whether you use a lawyer or not, protect yourself by getting all of the information you need about divorce laws and your legal rights. How to File for Divorce in Minnesota simplifies and thoroughly explains what you need to know about getting a divorce in the state of Minnesota.

Complete with step-by-step instructions and the forms you need, this book simplifies filing for divorce, obtaining support and settling parental arrangements.

This book explains in simple language:

--All the Minnesota divorce forms you need
--Minnesota divorce laws
--Child Support
--Child custody and parenting time
--The parenting plan
--Spousal maintenance (alimony)
--Protecting your assets, yourself and your children
--How to deal with abuse
--Court procedures
--Legal separation
--Grounds for divorce
--Contested and uncontested divorce
--Alternative dispute resolutions
--Property division
--The collaborative law process
--How the legal system works
--When you need a lawyer and how to work with one

Table of Contents

Using Self-Help Law Books
Introduction

Chapter 1: Preliminary Considerations
- Initial Requirements
- Divorce Procedure
- Trial
- Interviewing Children

Chapter 2:Primary Divorce Forms
-Summons, Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Answer
-Service
-Certificate of Representation and Parties
-Scheduling Information Statement
-Discovery
-Temporary Relief
-Judicial Offer
-Pretrial
Marital TerminationAgreement
Parenting Plan
Default
Administrative Dissolution
Judgment and Decree
Certificate of Dissolution

Chapter 3:Representation, Resources and Resolution
Surviving the Process
Selecting and Working with an Attorney
Resources
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 4:Custody and Parenting Time
Custody
Parenting Time
Custody Evaluation
Guardians for Children
Parent Education
Parents with Criminal Convictions
Chapter 5:Parenting Plan
Child Support and the Parenting Plan
Moving the Child and the Parenting Plan
Domestic Abuse and the Parenting Plan
Chapter 6:Child Support
Calculating Child Support
Calculating Childcare Costs
AutomaticIncome Withholding
Joint/Split Custody Calculation
Medical Support
Chapter 7: Spousal Maintenance
Temporary vs. Permanent Maintenance
Waiving Maintenance
Taxes
Automatic Income Withholding
Spousal Maintenance Calculator
Chapter 8:Property
Valuation Date
Disposing of Marital Property
Nonmarital Property
Employee Benefits
Retirement Plans
Insurance
Real Estate
Chapter 9:Domestic Abuse:
Order for Protection
Harassment Restraining Order
Chapter 10:Post-Divorce Issues
Enforcement of the Divorce Decree
Attorney Fees
Visitation Expeditors
Chapter 11: Modifying Custody, Visitation, Support and Maintenance
Custody
Parenting Time
Child Support
Childcare Costs
Modifying Spousal Maintenance
Retirement
Glossary
Appendix A: Sample Filled-In Forms
Appendix B: Blank Forms
Index

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