Spring Park, MN Divorce Attorney

Marital property is all the property acquired by you or your spouse during marriage. Whether the title to the property is owned by one party or both, it is still likely marital property. In Minnesota, you and your spouse can agree to divide the marital property however you see fit, with guidance from your Spring Park divorce lawyer. Marital property includes investment accounts, businesses, real estate, and more.

If you and your spouse can't agree on how to divide the marital property during the divorce, M. Sue Wilson and her team will go to bat to advocate for what you want and deserve. Our Spring Park divorce attorneys also have experience tracking property ownership from its origins to its present state, so they can argue whether it's marital or nonmarital property.

Prenuptial agreements (or prenups) are contracts signed by two people before marriage. It helps protect the assets of one or both spouses acquired before or during marriage and can help define the division of personal assets during a divorce.

If you're filing for divorce and you have a prenuptial agreement, our office can assess the document and determine its validity and how it will impact your divorce. We can also assist if you're interested in executing a prenuptial agreement before marriage.

Spousal maintenance, also known as alimony, is a payment that one spouse pays another to support them throughout the divorce and sometimes afterwards. If applicable, the courts will determine the amount of spousal maintenance, the duration, and the payment schedule based on the following factors:

• How long you were married
• The physical health of both spouses
• Education levels of both spouses
• Sacrifices made for career advancements
• The financial needs and resources of both spouses

Spousal maintenance can be temporary or permanent, depending on your situation. The courts will decide on the terms of the alimony and ensure it's equitable. The terms of spousal maintenance, such as amount and duration, can be agreed upon by the parties. If there is no agreement, the court will make a decision. M. Sue Wilson will fight in court for prenup spousal maintenance if you need it.

One of the most emotional parts of divorce is child custody. If parties cannot agree on a custody arrangement, the court will make the determination. The courts always favor the child's stability and prioritize their best interest when deciding custody.

We'll do everything possible to protect your desires and the best interests of your children when discussing custody. If you and your spouse can't agree in mediation, a neutral party may evaluate both parents and make recommendations on the custody issue. If this happens, we'll be ready to help guide you through this process and advocate for you and your children.

Typically, regardless of the custody arrangement, Courts will determine a parenting time schedule. This schedule determines how much time a child spends with each parent.

Parents usually work together to develop a child visitation agreement, but if you can’t, the courts will evaluate both sides and decide what is in the best interest of the children. Parenting time can be either supervised or unsupervised.

There are three categories of child support: basic, medical, and child care support. The court determines child support and most often the parent with less parenting time makes payments to the custodial parent for child care expenses, like:

• Clothes
• Housing
• Food
• Transportation
• Medical insurance
• Education

The moving out process can be emotional and complicated in a divorce setting. When you're separating from your spouse, we recommend living apart to ensure the divorce goes as smoothly as possible. M. Sue Wilson is committed to helping you make separate living situations that are fair to both spouses during the process.

Attorney fees can vary depending on the different considerations of each divorce. When you work with M. Sue Wilson, we try to be as transparent as possible about our pricing. When working on your file, our firm charges hourly for all divorce services. We'll always be upfront about our pricing and offer paralegal services at a lower rate whenever possible.