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Minnesota family law attorneys · serving the whole state since 2019
Divorce, custody, parenting time, or an order for protection? Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you what comes next, in plain terms.
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Xavier MartineFounding attorney, Martine Law
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Your consultation is with our Director of Client Engagement, not an attorney. If you hire us, a Minnesota family law attorney handles your case through the final order. We don't take cases that are only about child support. Do not send confidential information; submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship.
District courts across the state, from Hennepin and Ramsey to Duluth and Rochester.
A Minnesota family law attorney handles your case through the final order.
Phones and chat answered around the clock, with bilingual intake.
Mentors our attorneys, so we prepare for how local judges actually decide.
Family cases in Minnesota district courts, from a first filing to a modification years later.
Contested and uncontested dissolution, legal separation, and what happens to the house.
Legal and physical custody, parenting plans, and relocation.
Changing a finalized custody, parenting time or support order when circumstances change.
Whether it applies, how much, and for how long.
Marital versus non-marital property, retirement accounts, and the business.
Getting one, responding to one, and the hearing that follows.
Custody, support, bills and use of the home while the case is pending. Early motion practice matters.
A court order on property, support and parenting time without ending the marriage.
When a child's safety can't wait for the normal schedule.
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We ask a few short questions: what's happening, which county, and whether there's a date on the calendar.
Our Director of Client Engagement walks through your situation, explains how Minnesota courts handle it, and discusses fees plainly. If we're not the right fit, we tell you.
We prepare every case as if it will go to trial. That strengthens your position at the negotiating table and in the hearing.
Xavier Martine founded Martine Law and leads a team of Minnesota State Bar licensed attorneys who practice family law in district courts across the state. The firm has served Minnesota families since 2019, and a former district judge mentors its attorneys so every case is prepared for how local judges actually decide.
Your consultation is with our Director of Client Engagement. If you hire us, a Minnesota family law attorney handles your case through the final order.
Speak with our intake teamMartine Law attorneys handle family law cases in district courts throughout the state.
MinneapolisSt. PaulRochesterDuluthBloomingtonBrooklyn ParkPlymouthMaple GroveSt. CloudEaganMankatoBurnsvilleEden PrairieCoon RapidsBlaineLakevilleApple ValleyEdinaWoodburyMoorheadShakopeeMaplewood+ all MN counties
It depends on whether you and your spouse agree. When everything is agreed, the court can often finalize within a couple of months of filing. When custody, support or property are disputed, expect several months to a year or more. We'll give you a realistic range on the first call.
No. Minnesota is a no-fault state. One spouse stating the marriage has broken down is enough. Fault can still matter in limited ways, for example around property dissipation or safety.
By the best interests of the child, using a set of factors in state law that look at the child's needs, each parent's role so far, stability, and safety. There's no automatic preference for either parent. A parenting plan you both agree to is usually better than one a judge writes.
Minnesota uses guidelines based on both parents' incomes, the number of children, parenting time, and costs like health insurance and childcare. We handle support as part of a divorce or custody case; we don't take cases that are only about child support.
Do not contact the other party, even to explain. There is a hearing coming, usually within days, and what you say and do before it matters. Call us right away.
Yes, but the bar is higher than for the first order. You generally need to show a significant change in circumstances and that the change serves the child's best interests. We review the order and the facts first and tell you whether a motion is realistic.
Marital property is divided justly and equitably, which usually means close to equal but not always. Non-marital property, such as something owned before the marriage or inherited, can stay with that spouse if it can be traced. Retirement accounts and a business need extra care.
Phones are answered 24/7. Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you what comes next.