Eric C. Nelson, Attorney

Practicing Exclusively in Family Law - Est. 1996

minnesotadivorce.com

[NOTE: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE ERIC NELSON WHO IS REPRESENTING DEREK CHAUVIN, THAT'S NOT ME. YOU WANT THIS GUY. (Welcome to Minnesota, where the name Eric Nelson is as common as walleye sandwiches. I wish my parents had named me Thor instead. Then I wouldn't have this problem)].

Minnesota divorce lawyer Eric C. Nelson authors a library of ARTICLES and FAQs, and gives a free phone consultation (up to 30 min.), as a resource for laypersons involved in Minnesota divorce, child custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, division of property and debt, and other family law issues.

What's New:

Update to treatise on "Property and Debt Allocation in Divorce," to include a much more extensive discussion and examples of how non-marital interests in real estate are calculated, including cases where parties refinance a home or make improvements to a home during the marriage."

New Article: "The 'Real' Best Interest Factors: How Custody and Parenting Time Determinations are Really Made."

New FAQ: "May My Spouse Sell or Encumber Our Homestead Without My Signature?"

What's Popular:

Article: Addition of Common Parenting Time Schedules to Article: "Parenting Time in Minnesota Divorce and Custody Cases."

Article: A New Addition to a popular past article: "Avoiding Dirty Tricks." (Addition: "Please Answer the Phone. I Promise I Won't Report it as an OFP Violation.")

All of the material posted here was written by Eric C. Nelson himself - an accomplished and well-respected Minnesota divorce and family law attorney in practice since 1996. These answer the most common questions people raise, and go well beyond legalistic recitations of the law to provide practical insights from an experienced Minnesota family law attorney.