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Spousal Maintenance in Minnesota by Eric C. Nelson, Esq.

Spousal maintenance awards can be difficult to predict, because there are no Guidelines, as with child support, and both the amount and duration of an award of spousal maintenance are within the broad discretion of the trial court.

Alimony in Minnesota by Maury D. Beaulier, Esq.

As recent as 1984, Minnesota Statutes relating to awards of spousal maintenance were interpreted by the Minnesota Courts of Appeal as disfavoring awards of permanent spousal maintenance.

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Marital property, which is all assets and debts acquired during the marriage, is divided equitably, in a manner the Minnesota court believes is fair. Separate property is not considered marital property, and it includes property acquired before marriage, gifts and inheritances. The increase in value in this property is also separate property.

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