PLM Family Law
When parents can no longer care for their children, legal guardians or adoptive parents may take over childrearing responsibilities. While guardianships and adoptions are similar, knowing the answers to these questions may help people understand the differences...
Parting ways with a spouse may prove difficult emotionally. If you have children together, the process becomes more complicated since the court will not grant a divorce without ensuring you have considered the children's needs fully. North Dakota family court wants...
If you are going through a bitter divorce and child custody battle, you undoubtedly also are dealing with a great deal of stress. While there certainly are healthier ways to cope with stress than drinking alcohol, you may have increased the number of drinks you...
If you are a parent, you probably recognize the inherent dangers motor vehicles present to the young ones in your family. Indeed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, car accidents claimed the lives of more than 600 minors in the U.S. in 2019...
Both Minnesota and North Dakota are equitable distribution states. In a divorce, the goal is to divide marital property fairly though that may not mean a 50-50 split. Just the thought of going through the property division phase of your divorce may seem daunting but...
States with equitable distribution laws such as North Dakota require divorcing couples to divide their marital property fairly. During a traditional court procedure, a judge may sign off on a divorce decree after two attorneys show the parties reached an agreement on...
When couples divorce, each partner collects half of all jointly held assets. If lawyers, mediators and judges do their jobs, both sides feel the outcome is fair. Dividing money is straightforward. It is also somewhat simple to put a price on most tangible items and...
If your circumstances have significantly changed since your divorce, you may request a modification to your primary custody order. As noted on the State of North Dakota Courts website, either ex-spouse may submit a request to take over residential responsibility of...
Adoption frequently revolves around children as parents seek to add to their family outside of conceiving a child. This ranges anywhere from newborns and toddlers all the way up to foster home teens. However, as detailed by the North Dakota courts, there is...
When you split from your husband or wife in North Dakota or Minnesota, you may have questions about what your financial future is going to look like now that you do not have your former partner’s income or assets to fall back on. You may, too, have questions about...
