Maple Grove Divorce Lawyer

According to Minnesota law, divorcing spouses can divide marital property however they want. Your marital property includes any property acquired by either spouse during your marriage. It may not include property owned by either spouse prior to the marriage or property specifically gifted to one spouse during the marriage. M. Sue Wilson will help you fight for a fair, equitable division of all marital property and debts so that you can prepare for your future, including determining whether property counts as a marital asset and helping you establish what property may be exempt from division during your divorce.

A prenuptial agreement, which is signed prior to your marriage, lays out specific assets that are protected in the event of a divorce. If you and your spouse signed a prenup before getting married, it can impact the division of assets during your divorce or on the death of one spouse. Some prenuptial agreements, however, may not be legally valid. M. Sue Wilson can help you manage your prenuptial agreement, whether you need to create one, establish how it will impact your divorce, or learn more about your options for prenuptial agreements.

When one spouse is the primary breadwinner in the family, the other spouse may deserve spousal maintenance after divorce: court-awarded payments made by one spouse to help the other handle financial needs in the aftermath of the divorce. A number of factors can determine whether your divorce may include spousal maintenance payments, including:

• The length of the marriage;
• The physical health of each spouse;
• Acquired education levels;
• Career advancement sacrifices;
• The financial resources of each spouse

Determining child custody is often a complicated process. Ideally, you want to act in the best interests of the child: to provide stability and support that will help the child learn and grow. Sometimes, one parent will take primary, or even full, custody of the child. In other cases, you may share joint child custody with the child's other parent.

Visitation, now called parenting time, refers to the amount of time each parent spends with the child. Even if one parent has sole physical or legal custody, the Court will likely award parenting time to the other parent. Parenting time can be divided between parents in many different ways. A variety of questions may arise when determining child visitation, including:

• Parents' work schedules
• Child's academic commitments
• After-school activities and needs
• Distance between the parents' residences

Often, spouses can work together to create a parenting time schedule that works for both parties. However, sometimes, you may need the court to step in and assign parenting time. M. Sue Wilson can help you come up with a reasonable parenting time schedule that fits both parties' needs.

Child support is usually based on the income of both parents and the needs of the child. Ultimately, child support is designed to help provide financial support for a minor child when one parent has primary custody, or when one parent earns significantly more than the other. M. Sue Wilson can help you calculate fair child support and advocate for the financial support your child deserves.

Settling your living situation can be incredibly emotional during the divorce process. Most often, it is beneficial for one party to move out of the marital home. In some cases, both parties may need to move out so you can sell the home. M. Sue Wilson can help you determine the best living arrangement for your needs early in the divorce process. Settling your living situation can be incredibly emotional during the divorce process. Most often, it is beneficial for one party to move out of the marital home. In some cases, both parties may need to move out so you can sell the home. M. Sue Wilson can help you determine the best living arrangement for your needs early in the divorce process.

At M. Sue Wilson, we charge an hourly fee for our divorce services. We offer a transparent pricing model that includes pricing for our Maple Grove divorce lawyers as well as our talented paralegals. Contact us for more information about our fees and how they might apply to your case.