Youngquist Law Office has successfully represented men and women who have gone through a difficult divorce.

We have handled a wide variety of divorce matters from simple settlements to complex trial matters involving property division, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, and related areas.

Termination of the marriage relationship, while commonly referred to as divorce, is now legally referred to as a "marital dissolution".  A party initiating a dissolution of marriage action is referred to as the Petitioner and the party upon whom marital dissolution pleadings are served is called the Respondent.

Since 1974, Minnesota has been a "no-fault" divorce state.  The only finding a Court needs to make to grant the dissolution of marriage itself is that there has been an "irretrievable breakdown" of the relationship.  There does not have to be a finding of fault.  A finding of an "irretrievable breakdown" will occur if only one party to the action confirms that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.

A dissolution of marriage action is completed upon issuance of a Judgment and Decree by a District Court dissolving the marriage and addressing financial and custody-related issues.  The Judgment and Decree can issue pursuant to the stipulated agreement of the parties or, if they are unable to do so, pursuant to a Judge's ruling following a contested proceeding.