Wright County Law Blog

Your family is important to you but things maybe have not been as smooth with your spouse lately. You might be thinking about getting a divorce, but there are a lot of concerns you might have, still. The first is how you can continue to provide for your family without your spouse’s income.

Divorce is a major change and can affect all aspects of your life. You may need to go back to work to provide for yourself and your family, but this is another huge change. Can you balance working and being a good mother to your children? The answer is yes. With organization and support you can balance work and motherhood with ease.

For divorcing parents who have children together and cannot agree on custody or parenting time, also known as visitation, Minnesota law requires the parents to attend a certified divorce education program. Children may also attend a class or be ordered to do so by a judge.

There are 25 minimum requirements that these divorce education classes must include in order to meet the standards set by Minnesota Statute 518.157. Just a few of the things attendees will learn about, include:

Sadly, teens and young adults are one of the prime age groups for drug use. They suffer from several factors working against them, such as peer pressure and the nature of their still-developing brain. Many teens will encounter drugs for the first time within their friend group or at college.

If you have a teen or college student, there's a chance that you could one day receive a frightening call. Your child may be in jail awaiting a trial for a drug crime. How you respond to this situation can make a difference for your child's future.

Children are constantly learning, growing and making comparisons. Children are eager and like to question everything around them in order to learn and understand. As kids interact with their peers, they often get a glimpse into different cultures, lifestyles and issues. Grasping that families and traditions are diverse can make children curious.

Children of uniquely composed families will probably have questions. Children raised by their grandparents may wonder why their family is different from other families, want to understand how other families work and compare themselves to more traditionally composed families. One way to help put children at ease is to share in a loving activity that every child can relate to no matter what-story time.