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We are all in MN.  We share legal custody.  I am NCP.  Several months ago I retained an attorney to establish set visitation and holiday time with my kids.  Our divorce only stated liberal visitation and NCP has become difficult to deal with.  I'm asking for standard stuff (every other weekend, every other holiday).

My attorney advised me to first go to meditation.  We attended two sessions at no charge.  My ex cancelled the 3rd session.  She was completely unwilling to negotiate on several points.  She has been uncooperative from the start.  She lied twice about having an attorney, has ignored my attorney's calls and letters, just generally delaying the process.

She now actually has retained an attorney.  She has been much more cooperative since.  The four of us have a meeting set to discuss my request.  It's possible we may finally come to an agreement and avoid court.

In the last letter to her, my attorney stated we'd be requesting attorney fees from her because of her un-cooperation and delays.

1. Do we have to end up in court for these parenting time issues for me to recoup some of my attorney fees?  

2.  If we don't go to court for these issues can I still go to court to request she pay my attorney fees?

Thank you for your time.

I'm am NCP.  We have joint legal custody.  We are all in Minnesota.  

I recently received an email from CP asking for the last name of my finance.  She claims she as a legal right to that information.  

I had provided CP my fiancé's cell phone number at CP request and CP sent harassing text messages to my finance.  Finance ended up changing her number.    

1.  Does my ex have a legal right to my finance's last name?


Thank you for your time.

Although I didn't state it in my post, we do share legal custody.  I am at every school conference and most doctor appointments.  

When we divorced I had an inexpensive attorney and I guess I got what I paid for because the only parenting time set up was, I have x-mas eve and BM has x-mas day with no exchange times established.  We've always worked together on my time with the kids but things have gotten ugly since I got engaged, so we're going to hammer it out in court.

I am going in with the 'ask for more philosphy,' at this point I have nothing to lose.

No questions unless you have further advice.  

Thanks again.

Thank you for the response.  

1. If I'm granted every other weekend visitation by the court will I then be able to take them out of state on my weekends?  Or is it something that has to be specifically written into the order?

Quicky summary.  Divorced in MN, all still there.  My ex has sole physical we share legal custody.  We are preparing for court to establish my parenting time, as our divorce currently states "liberal and reasonable."  

My fiancé and I were planning on taking my two children out of state for the weekend during the every other weekend schedule we've been on for several years.  I informed my ex of our intentions.

She told me she's not allowing me to take the kids out of state.  She'll let me take them for the weekend only if I agree not to leave Minnesota.  She said if I take them out of the state she will deny any further visitation until we go to court.


1. Can she put that restriction on my time?  

2.  Am I violating any laws if I take them out of state without her consent?

Thank you.

My divorce is in Minnesota.  Ex and I still live there.  The divorce states I have "liberal and reasonable" visitation.  Over the three years since the divorce we've done an every other weekend and Wednesday night schedule.  She has her schedule at work set so she works the weekends I have the kids and the other weekends off (shows that she is aware and agrees with this schedule?).  

My ex has a conflict and as a result the kids will not be home Friday when I would normally pick them up.  She is telling me they will be available to me on Saturday.  I have always picked them up at 6pm on my Friday.  This is not the first time she has cut my weekend short.  She refuses to switch weekends as a compromise.

I was told by the local P.D. they can not help me since our divorce does not specify my parenting time.

With my attorney we are working to establish my parenting time and holiday schedule through the courts but until then:

1. Am I at my ex's mercy as to when I see my kids?

2. Is there a definition of reasonable or liberal for the purpose of parenting time?

3. How is liberal and reasonable parenting time enforced if the parties don't agree?

Thank you.  

Hello.

My son was divorced in 11/03 in Minnesota.  As a couple they owed me and my wife $16,899.45.  They each are to pay $8449.73.  My son has paid me his portion but I have never received anything from my ex daughter-in-law.  

The divorce states (my son is the Petitioner, I am debt D):
 
"The Petitioner shall pay the A, B, and C accounts.  The parties shall split the debt owed to D therefore Petitioner shall assume and pay $8449.73 and the Respondent shall assume and pay $8449.73 of the D debt."

1. How do I go about collecting from her?