In a divorce or custody proceeding involving minor children, a parenting time schedule, often referred to as “visitation” must be determined and included in any court order issues. In establishing a parenting time schedule, the court must determine that the schedule is in the best interests of the children considering the “best interest factors” under […]
Focusing on the Child in a Jewish Divorce
By Alexandra Michelson | One of the most difficult issues in a divorce is when there are disputes over the custody and/or parenting time of the children. This is especially important for Jewish parents since children are valued so highly in our Jewish faith. The Torah tells of an age-old custody dispute with the Judgment […]
Rapists and Parental Rights
Many women are left with no choice but to face the men who raped them because they became pregnant and decided not to terminate those pregnancies. Minnesota families might be surprised to learn that the laws of their state and several others still allow rapists to exercise parental rights regarding the children who are born […]
Jolie and Pitt upset over possibly losing their daughter
Minnesota residents may have heard that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may lose custody of their 10-year-old adopted daughter as her birth mother is asking for custody of the child. It was previously believed that the birth mother had passed away from AIDS, and she admits that she gave up the baby because she feared […]
Parental alienation and child custody disputes
Parental alienation syndrome is a term that some Minnesota parents who have gone through a divorce may unfortunately be familiar with. Coined by a psychiatrist in the 1980s, it is used to describe a situation that involves one parent turning children against the other parent after the couple has split up. Some judges have begun […]
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