Divorce

Getting Divorced in Minnesota

A plain-language guide to the divorce process in Minnesota. Learn the steps, costs, timelines, and where to get help with your divorce.

Hecker v. Hecker

Addressed modification of spousal maintenance when a recipient fails to become self-supporting, holding that frustrated expectations of self-sufficiency constitute a substantial change in circumstances.

Know Your Rights: Divorce in Minnesota

A quick, printable summary of your legal rights in a Minnesota divorce, including property division, custody, maintenance, and where to get help.

Marital Settlement Agreement

Free marital settlement agreement template for Minnesota divorces, covering property division, debts, maintenance, and custody provisions.

Nardini v. Nardini

Established that the increase in value of nonmarital property attributable to spousal efforts during the marriage is marital property subject to equitable division, while increases from market forces remain nonmarital.