Minnesota defines stalking as the criminal act of harassing, following, attempting to contact or watch a person intentionally and repeatedly. Stalking includes a person's obsessive behavior that leads to threatening with the intention of frightening the threatened...
Minnesotans have taken another step toward domestic abuse awareness in Albert Lea. A recent gathering of residents and police officers of Albert Lea and employees of Freeborn County's Crime Victims Crisis Center involved an awareness vigil in a local park. The...
Our Minnesota readers may be interested to learn that statistics reveal one out of 10 marriages ends up in divorce before a couple's fifth anniversary, and one out of four marriages does not last until the 10th anniversary. In addition to the emotional suffering that...
For some Minnesota readers, headlines about divorce seem to focus on hotly contested cases where soon-to-be ex-spouses are having difficulty determining how to split marital assets. While some high net worth divorces may feel like a battle, it is important to note...
A recent study concluded that one in four women in Minnesota has been the victim of domestic violence in her lifetime. While this number may be shocking to some, the reality is that domestic violence can affect friends and neighbors and is often incredibly difficult...
In the U.S. as a whole, one domestic violence crime is recorded every 15 seconds. October is national Domestic Violence Awareness month, and Minnesota is making efforts to raise awareness about this pervasive problem. The goal in addressing this topic is to educate...
A judge recently awarded an adoptive mother custody of her daughter after a long court battle with the woman's former domestic partner, who is girl's biological mother. The couple's daughter is now six-years-old and the two have been fighting in out in court for quite...
Child custody and the personal finance of each parent are a major issue during many divorces. Parents must often make difficult choices in order to afford the things that their children need, and the difficult of dividing up those costs between two people who are...
