Child Custody

  • Relief For Victims Of Domestic Violence And Abuse – Part 1 of 2

    Published by Attorney Obi E. Chukwu | Published 01/01/2010 | www.mshale.com

    There has been a significant increase in the amount of domestic violence and domestic related incidents of harassment. Victims of violence are best advised to call the police right away or, in the alternative, seek help from several of the domestic abuse hotlines or county support agencies.

  • Relief For Victims Of Domestic Violence And Abuse 2 of 2

    Published by Attorney Obi E. Chukwu | Published 02/09/2010 www.mshale.com

    Harassment Orders “Harassment” means acts, words or gestures that the harasser uses that get in the way of someone’s safety, security, or privacy. This can be threatening to hurt the individual or their property, stalking or following them, or repeatedly mailing or delivering objects to them.

  • What is Child Support And What Are My Rights And Responsibilities

    Published by Attorney Obi E. Chukwu | Published 03/31/2010 | www.mshale.com

    “Child Support” is a culmination of a number of things: A child’s food; housing; clothing and daily care; these are also known as Basic Support.

  • Initiating The Proceeding: The Process Behind ‘The Service Of Process’

    Published by Attorney Obi E. Chukwu | Published 04/19/2010 | www.mshale.com

    What is the Service of Process? What do I serve? You have just completed your family case summons and petition. You have painstakingly reviewed your affidavits and assets and have made sure you’ve disclosed all you need to and clarified what you are requesting from the court. You show up at court to file your documents and pay the filing fees and the first question the clerk asks is: “Where is the affidavit of service?” What? What affidavit?

  • Early Neutral Evaluation: What you need to Know

    Published by Attorney Obi E. Chukwu | Published 07/23/2010 | www.mshale.com

    What is Early Neutral Evaluation in the Family Law Context? Early Neutral Evaluation, or ENE as it’s commonly called, is a relatively new concept in MN family law. Early Neutral Evaluation is a forum in which the parties and their attorneys present the key issues of their dispute to a neutral evaluator in the presence of the parties. ENE occurs after the case is filed in court but before formal discovery of evidence. The selected Neutral or Neutrals give an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses in each side’s case before proceeding in family court.

  • Orders for Protection, Requesting a Hearing and What You Need to Know

    Published by Attorney Obi E. Chukwu | Published 03/13/2012 | www.mshale.com

    Orders for Protection, Requesting a Hearing and What You Need to Know Orders for Protection are generally orders to protect people who are victims of domestic abuse or are at risk of being further victimized. Domestic abuse is defined as any of the following conducts between family or household members: actual physical harm, bodily injury, assault, fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury or assault, terroristic threats, criminal sexual conduct, or interference with an emergency call.

  • Rights to Visitation or Parenting Time, Custody Evaluation, Guardians

    Published by Attorney Obi E. Chukwu | Published 05/20/2011 | www.mshale.com

    What is Visitation or Parenting Time and Who is Entitled to it? Visitation rights between a noncustodial parent and a child is essential to the continuance of a parent-child relationship. A noncustodial parent is the parent who does not have either legal or physical custody of the child or both. The parent who has physical custody of the child is the parent with whom the child is living on a day to day basis. The court must grant the noncustodial parent visitation rights to enable that parent to maintain a child to parent relationship that is in the best interests of the child. In year 2000, Minnesota law changed what was previously referred to as “visitation” or “visitation rights” to “parenting time”.

  • Third-Party Custody and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Eligibility Criteria and Legal RequirementsThird-Party Custody and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Eligibility Criteria and Legal Requirements

    Third-party custody is when a third person is given custody of the child/children. Third-party custody typically occurs when the biological parents do not want custody of the child/children or the biological parents are incapable of caring for the child/children.

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