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St. Cloud Family Lawyers: Protecting Your Family Through Legal Challenges

Last updated on March 5, 2025

The attorneys at Evenson Decker, P.A., are firmly committed to helping families through the legal, emotional and financial issues associated with family law matters. Our dedicated family law attorneys – JoAnn Evenson and Aaron Decker – practice in a variety of family law areas, including divorce, custody, grandparent rights, third-party custody and more.

Family law matters are emotional and complex. We take the time to listen to your concerns, assess your needs, create solutions, negotiate settlements and advocate zealously for you throughout the court process and trial. Our family lawyers at Evenson Decker, P.A., are caring, knowledgeable and experienced. We will work tirelessly to find a path that works for you and your family as you move through the legal process and beyond.

Navigating The Legal Complexities Of Divorce

Our family lawyers can help you explore all of your options when it comes to divorce and legal separation. Your family is unique. We help tailor a solution that fits your needs in:

  • Prenup agreements: We can prepare and evaluate prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
  • Divorce and legal separation: Our divorce attorneys can help guide you through the process of a legal separation or divorce.
  • The division of marital property: We can help you identify nonmarital property and fight on your behalf to negotiate a fair and equitable division of your marital property and debts.
  • Spousal maintenance and support: Our divorce lawyers can help secure accurate and fair spousal support.

We can also guide you through alternative dispute resolution options, such as mediation, that are commonly used to resolve disputes and reach a settlement in your divorce. Our divorce lawyers also represent clients in post-dissolution matters, including enforcing court orders, modifying custody arrangements, and handling child support or spousal maintenance.

Managing Complicated Property Valuations

When it comes to evaluating marital property, we have a network of financial experts and forensic accountants that we utilize to obtain a fair and accurate valuation of your assets and wealth. Our attorneys have a wide range of experience in a variety of situations that range in complexity. At Evenson Decker, P.A., we also have attorneys who regularly practice business law and real estate law, which helps us assess, and resolve complex business and real estate issues that can arise in a divorce. We have experience helping clients divide a family farm, business or real estate.

Understanding Legal Challenges Involving Children

Every family situation is unique. However, when legal challenges involve your children, it is understandable to be scared and worried. After all, parents want the best for their children. We can help you with your legal challenges so that you can concentrate on being a parent and being present with your child. We help families with the following legal challenges:

  • Paternity: If a child’s parents are not married, we can help you establish paternity to secure parental rights and child support.
  • Child custody: We help families establish legal and physical custody to determine who will make decisions regarding the child’s health, education, religious and daily needs.
  • Parenting time: We can help you negotiate a visitation and parenting time schedule that will work for your family.
  • Child support: We can help you secure a fair and just amount of child support to help meet the financial needs of your child.
  • Adoptions: We help families grow through adoption and stepparent adoptions.
  • Termination of parental rights: In order for an adoption to proceed, you might need to terminate the rights of a biological parent. We provide legal guidance and advice for termination proceedings.
  • Child In Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS): We help clients navigate proceedings involving CHIPS cases.

Our family lawyers will listen to your concerns and develop strategies based on your legal goals. We can also provide legal guidance and support in the event you need to seek a modification of an existing court order, for example, to modify child custody or support.

Securing Third-Party And Grandparents’ Rights

Under Minnesota law, the court may grant visitation or custody rights to grandparents or other third parties. All families are unique, and so are the circumstances involved in raising children. Grandparents or nonparents who have had significant contact with the children may qualify for custody or visitation rights under certain circumstances. Let us help you explore options to establish and maintain your third-party custody or visitation rights.

Mediation And Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Our family law attorneys are qualified by the Minnesota Supreme Court as neutrals under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice for the District Courts. They have experience representing clients in mediation and serving as mediators. Our attorneys work hard to prepare and guide you through mediation to give you the best chance of successfully resolving your legal challenges outside of court.

Consult A St. Cloud Family Law Attorney

Our family law attorneys are available by appointment. To schedule an initial consultation with a diligent, proven and effective family law attorney, call us at 320-253-7130. You can also contact us by sending us a message through our website. We look forward to telling you more about how we can help you with your case.