Divorce Basics Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Can you provide a quick overview of the divorce process in Minnesota?
Can you provide a quick overview of the divorce process in Minnesota?
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so the process can actually look quite
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different depending on the parties and
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the issues involved
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sometimes parties come to us with
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partial or complete agreements already
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reached in situations like that
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generally we try to
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reach resolution on any outstanding
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issues and then we file what’s called a
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joint petition and stipulated judgment
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and decree
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which reflects the agreements that the
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parties have reached
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and
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then they both are able to sign off on
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it and the divorce is accomplished other
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times
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there are no agreements reached yet and
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in situations like that a party will
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usually
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initiate the more formal divorce process
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by serving what’s called a summons and
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petition for dissolution of marriage
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on the other party
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the responding party then has an
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opportunity to respond by serving what’s
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called an answer and counter petition
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the court usually expects some attempts
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at alternative dispute resolution to see
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if the parties are able to reach any
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agreements on their own the court also
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will have several check-ins usually with
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the parties throughout the divorce
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process and
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ultimately if there are outstanding
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issues that the parties have not been
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able to resolve
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those issues will will go to trial our
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firm because we’re a little bit of a
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bigger firm as far as family law firms
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go
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we have great resources to be able to
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devote to trying even complicated
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issues at trial which which is is
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helpful
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after trial the court will
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consider the evidence it received and
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draft and file its own judgment and
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decree which will contain rulings on any
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contested issues
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and then
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that accomplishes the divorce
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Minneapolis, MN family law attorney Micaela Wattenbarger gives a quick overview of the divorce process in Minnesota.
