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  Attorney at Law - MN, 1993
  Hamline University J.D. 1993
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Ryan represents individuals who are contemplating or going through divorce, dealing with child support, custody, or paternity issues, and more. As a l... (more)

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Kristine A. Anderson

Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Adoption, Children's Rights

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327 Marschall Road, Shakopee, MN 55379

Linda A. Olup

Family Law, Divorce, Child Support, Adoption

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11095 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Richard J. Krambeer

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Alimony & Spousal Support, Adoption

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6900 Wedgwood Road, Osseo, MN 55311

Kingsley David Holman

Administrative Law, Adoption, Dispute Resolution, Corporate

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International Village Arcade Bldg, 220 West 98th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55420

Suzanne Born

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2440 Brookridge Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55422

Jody Ollyver DeSmidt

Farms, Divorce, Adoption, Constitutional Law

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121 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Melissa J. Chawla

Farms, Family Law, Adoption, Dissolution

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121 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Stacia Walling Driver

Farms, Family Law, Adoption, Dissolution

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121 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402

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Adoption, Farms, Dissolution, Estate Planning

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LEGAL TERMS

SPLIT CUSTODY

A custody arrangement in the case of multiple children, awarding sole custody of one child to one parent and sole custody of another child to the other parent. ... (more...)

A custody arrangement in the case of multiple children, awarding sole custody of one child to one parent and sole custody of another child to the other parent. This arrangement is generally disfavored by judges because they are reluctant to split up siblings.

ADULTERY

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are ra... (more...)

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are rarely prosecuted for it. In states that have retained fault grounds for divorce, adultery is always sufficient grounds for a divorce. In addition, some states alter the distribution of property between divorcing spouses in cases of adultery, giving less to the 'cheating' spouse.

PROVOCATION

The act of inciting another person to do a particular thing. In a fault divorce, provocation may constitute a defense to the divorce, preventing it from going t... (more...)

The act of inciting another person to do a particular thing. In a fault divorce, provocation may constitute a defense to the divorce, preventing it from going through. For example, if a wife suing for divorce claims that her husband abandoned her, the husband might defend the suit on the grounds that she provoked the abandonment by driving him out of the house.

ADOPTIVE PARENT

A person who completes all the requirements to legally adopt a child who is not his or her biological child. Generally, any single or married adult who is deter... (more...)

A person who completes all the requirements to legally adopt a child who is not his or her biological child. Generally, any single or married adult who is determined to be a 'fit parent' may adopt a child. Some states have special requirements, such as age or residency criteria. An adoptive parent has all the responsibilities of a biological parent.

IN CAMERA

Latin for 'in chambers.' A legal proceeding is 'in camera' when a hearing is held before the judge in her private chambers or when the public is excluded from t... (more...)

Latin for 'in chambers.' A legal proceeding is 'in camera' when a hearing is held before the judge in her private chambers or when the public is excluded from the courtroom. Proceedings are often held in camera to protect victims and witnesses from public exposure, especially if the victim or witness is a child. There is still, however, a record made of the proceeding, typically by a court stenographer. The judge may decide to seal this record if the material is extremely sensitive or likely to prejudice one side or the other.

COMPARABLE RECTITUDE

A doctrine that grants the spouse least at fault a divorce when both spouses have shown grounds for divorce. It is a response to an old common-law rule that pre... (more...)

A doctrine that grants the spouse least at fault a divorce when both spouses have shown grounds for divorce. It is a response to an old common-law rule that prevented a divorce when both spouses were at fault.

IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES

Differences between spouses that are considered sufficiently severe to make married life together more or less impossible. In a number of states, irreconcilable... (more...)

Differences between spouses that are considered sufficiently severe to make married life together more or less impossible. In a number of states, irreconcilable differences is the accepted ground for a no-fault divorce. As a practical matter, courts seldom, if ever, inquire into what the differences actually are, and routinely grant a divorce as long as the party seeking the divorce says the couple has irreconcilable differences. Compare incompatibility; irremediable breakdown.

COMPLAINT

Papers filed with a court clerk by the plaintiff to initiate a lawsuit by setting out facts and legal claims (usually called causes of action). In some states a... (more...)

Papers filed with a court clerk by the plaintiff to initiate a lawsuit by setting out facts and legal claims (usually called causes of action). In some states and in some types of legal actions, such as divorce, complaints are called petitions and the person filing is called the petitioner. To complete the initial stage of a lawsuit, the plaintiff's complaint must be served on the defendant, who then has the opportunity to respond by filing an answer. In practice, few lawyers prepare complaints from scratch. Instead they use -- and sometimes modify -- pre-drafted complaints widely available in form books.

CUSTODIAN

A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manag... (more...)

A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manage the property if the gift giver dies before the child has reached the age specified by state law -- usually 21. When the child reaches the specified age, he will receive the property and the custodian will have no further role in its management.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Adoption of TAM

In re ADOPTION OF TAM and EJM by JMJ and LAM and JMJ, n/k/a JJT, petitioner, Appellant, v. LAM, Respondent, Ramsey County Child Support, Intervenor. ... Dana K. McKenzie, Suzanne M. Born, Assisted Reproduction & Adoption Law, PLLC, Golden ...

Co. v. Doe

... 2003. AD has resided with the Does since two days after her birth. New Life Family Services, a licensed adoption agency, petitioned the Hennepin County District Court seeking the termination of CO and TM's parental rights. A ...

Ramsey County v. Yee Lee

... OPINION. PETERSON, Judge. In this action to establish child-support under Minn.Stat. Â§ 256.87 (2008), appellant county argues that (1) the district court abused its discretion when it failed to recognize that a Hmong cultural adoption that occurred in Thailand is a legally valid ...

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LEGAL TERMS

SPLIT CUSTODY

ADULTERY

PROVOCATION

ADOPTIVE PARENT

IN CAMERA

COMPARABLE RECTITUDE

IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES

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CUSTODIAN

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Co. v. Doe

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