Spousal Maintenance in Minnesota
Minnesota Statute 518.52 controls alimony (Officially called spousal maintenance) in Minnesota. This statute sets the way a judge must determine if alimony will be paid, looking at standards of living, duration of marriage, age of the parties, etc. But really doesn’t give concrete guidance to a judge or the lawyers involved. While child support has a calculator to use to determine a precise amount, there is no such calculator in Minnesota.
Most of the time alimony is decided on a gut level, when negotiating the alimony amount the lawyer must take a look at his or her experience, ability of the client to testify, and the Judge. The Judge is the key because most alimony cases are upheld on appeal.
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Revised: June, 2011 Rosengren Kohlmeyer handles Family Law matters concerning Adoption, Alimony Divorce, Property Division, Maintenance, Custody, Parenting Time, Child Support, Order for Protection and CHIPS / TPR. Rosengren KOhlmeyer, Law Office Chtd. practices in Mankato and the surrounding Southern Minnesota area. Areas include Blue Earth County, Dodge County, Faribault County, Fillmore County, Freeborn County, Martin County, Mower County, Nicollet County, Olmsted County, Steele County, Winona County, Waseca County and Watonwan County. and the towns of Mankato, St. James, Fairmont, Waseca, Olivia, St. Claire, St. Peter, Gaylord, Blue Earth, Owatonna, Albert Lea, Worthington, Martin, Nobles, Nicollet, Lake Crystal.
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