Alimony Mediation
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Minnesota Alimony Mediation Lawyers
Fighting for Spousal Support in the Twin Cities & Across MN
Are you considering getting a divorce from your spouse? Do the costs of litigating a divorce worry you? If so, there may be an alternative way to resolve the issues in your divorce case. At FairWell Family Law Mediation, our team of family law mediators has experience providing clients with cost-effective solutions to resolving your disputes—including issues involving alimony (otherwise known as spousal maintenance).
Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution that allows the parties to take control of their conflict with little or no court intervention or supervision. Mediation proceedings are more informal than traditional courtroom litigation. In mediation, the job of negotiating and discussing issues is guided by a neutral third party with family law experience—known as a mediator.
Through divorce mediation, the parties can minimize the expenses of their divorce by taking the reigns on significant issues, such as the provision of spousal support after divorce. Similarly, child custody mediation and child support mediation can be used to reach agreements regarding your children’s well-being after divorce.
If successful, mediation results in a settlement agreement between the parties, the terms of which are incorporated by the court when it renders its final divorce orders. Our Minnesota alimony mediators are standing by to help.
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Minnesota Spousal Maintenance Laws
Under Minnesota law, a divorcing spouse may be entitled to spousal maintenance – sometimes called “alimony” or “spousal support” – if they lack adequate financial resources or property to cover their reasonable living expenses. A spouse’s reasonable living expenses are viewed in light of the standard of living the couple established during their marriage.
What Determines if a Spouse Gets Alimony?
Courts consider the following factors when determining issues of alimony:
- The financial resources of the spouse seeking support
- The time required for the spouse to obtain employment
- The marital standard of living
- The length of the marriage
- The lost employment opportunities of the spouse seeking support
- The age and physical and emotional condition of the spouse requesting support
- The ability of the spouse from whom support is sought to meet their needs as well as the other spouse’s
- The parties’ contributions to the value of marital property
How Long Do You Have To Be Married To Get Alimony in MN?
Although marriage length is one of many factors considered when determining alimony awards, there is no required marriage duration in order to receive temporary or short-term alimony in Minnesota and it is ultimately up to the judge’s discretion. However, in order to qualify for long-term or permanent alimony, the marriage needs to have lasted for 10 years or longer.
How Long Does Alimony Last in Minnesota?
The duration of alimony in MN depends on the type of order:
- Temporary order – Only lasts as long as the divorce proceedings.
- Short-term order – Lasts for a short time after the divorce is finalized, such as in situations where the receiving spouse needs to be supported while he or she finishes school or vocational/job training.
- Permanent order – Typically awarded if the marriage has lasted at least 10 years and one party is unable to support him or herself.
Alimony Mediation Attorney in Minnesota
In a divorce case, the issue of alimony can be a hotly contested issue. For the spouse seeking support, maintenance payment may be necessary for them to live at the marital standard of living. For the spouse from whom support is sought, they may find themselves devoting significant financial resources to their former spouse.
Given the stakes involved in matters involving alimony, the prospect of mediation can significantly benefit both parties. Mediators who have experience negotiating issues of spousal maintenance can help the parties find a mutual compromise, rather than competing to “win” regarding the issue.
At FairWell Family Law Mediation, our team of experienced mediators can help you reach an amicable resolution to divorce issues such as alimony. You can rely on our mediators to facilitate and guide you in resolving the issue of alimony during mediation proceedings. We can help you keep the larger picture in mind while ensuring your interests are not dismissed by your soon-to-be former spouse.
Consult an Alimony Mediation Lawyer in Minnesota
Divorce issues, such as spousal support, can have the effect of further driving you and your former spouse apart. In conventional adversarial litigation settings, important relationships often fall victim to competitiveness when the parties should be working toward salvaging such relationships. At FairWell Family Law Mediation, you can count on us to provide you to find fair solutions to your legal issues during the mediation process.
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Why Choose FairWell Family Law Mediation?
Timely Results
We understand that divorce can become a lengthy process. Our priority at FairWell is to help give you peace of mind by helping to make your divorce as efficient and as quick as possible.
Automated Technology
Our state of the art FairWell document creation system makes it so that we are able to provide our clients with fixed pricing, error-free court documentation, and a faster divorce process.
Experienced Mediators
Our FairWell Guides have decades of collective experience in successfully guiding couples through our divorce mediation process and helping them come to an agreement.
Fixed Prices
We understand the financial burden and stresses of a divorce. Our goal at FairWell is to help give you peace of mind in knowing that a divorce is possible without the stresses of unknown expenses.
Experienced Mediators
Our FairWell Guides have decades of collective experience in successfully guiding couples through our divorce mediation process and helping them come to an agreement.
Fixed Prices
We understand the financial burden and stresses of a divorce. Our goal at FairWell is to help give you peace of mind in knowing that a divorce is possible without the stresses of unknown expenses.
Why Choose FairWell Family Law Mediation?
Timely Results
We understand that divorce can become a lengthy process. Our priority at FairWell is to help give you peace of mind by helping to make your divorce as efficient and as quick as possible.
Automated Technology
Our state of the art FairWell document creation system makes it so that we are able to provide our clients with fixed pricing, error-free court documentation, and a faster divorce process.
Experienced Mediators
Our FairWell Guides have decades of collective experience in successfully guiding couples through our divorce mediation process and helping them come to an agreement.
Fixed Prices
We understand the financial burden and stresses of a divorce. Our goal at FairWell is to help give you peace of mind in knowing that a divorce is possible without the stresses of unknown expenses.
Experienced Mediators
Our FairWell Guides have decades of collective experience in successfully guiding couples through our divorce mediation process and helping them come to an agreement.
Fixed Prices
We understand the financial burden and stresses of a divorce. Our goal at FairWell is to help give you peace of mind in knowing that a divorce is possible without the stresses of unknown expenses.
