For Individuals
Family Law & Divorce
Protecting Your Rights
Promises were made and dreams were shared. But things changed and the life you knew has unraveled. Our Minnesota family law attorneys have helped hundreds of people to start their new life as a single person, or single parent, by ensuring that their rights were protected. That is what divorce representation at Henningson & Snoxell is all about - you and the children.
Henningson & Snoxell family law attorneys devote their time to representing women, men and children experiencing times of change. They are caring, compassionate lawyers with years of experience who will represent you and your children's best interests with the highest degree of integrity. Our goal is to provide a timely resolution to the family situation. We attempt to collaborate with your spouse's attorney to resolve issues with minimal confrontation, especially where there are children involved.
Two of our family law attorneys, Jeff Berg and Rich Krambeer, have been named Super Lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine, a designation reserved for only 5 percent of the total lawyers in the State. Both Jeff and Rich are also Qualified Neutrals in Mediation under Minnesota's Alternative Dispute Resolution Rule 114.
How We Work With You
Working with Henningson & Snoxell, you will have one family law attorney with primary responsibility for your case. We will make every effort to keep you advised at all times regarding your case. Our trained staff will assist the attorney under that attorney's direct supervision. We will send you copies of all pertinent letters, documents, pleadings, briefs and other materials that are received or sent out regarding your case.
It's What We Do
Divorce and related family law issues can affect children, grandparents, mothers and fathers. Henningson & Snoxell family law lawyers represent our clients in all aspects of Minnesota family law, including:
- Adoptions
- Step-parent adoptions, agency adoptions and contested adoptions
- Alimony
- Spousal maintenance and spousal support
- Appeals
- Appeals and appellate litigation involving child custody, child support and marital property
- Child support
- Child support orders, child support enforcement, child support modification and contempt of court
- Custody
- Joint custody, sole custody, legal custody, physical custody, interstate custody and visitation
- Divorce and legal separation
- Divorce, legal separation and annulment
- Domestic abuse
- Enforcement
- Contempt of court, income assignments, judgments and garnishments
- Juvenile Court "C.H.I.P.S." Cases
- Marital agreements
- Prenuptial agreements, postnuptial, marital separation agreements and marital property agreements
- Marital property
- Marital property division, community property, property partitions, division of marital assets and debts, retirement accounts, 401(k)s, pensions, stocks, bonds and qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs)
- Mediation / Peacemaker Services
- Divorce mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Paternity
- Paternity, paternity testing and acknowledgement of paternity
- Post judgment modification
- Modification of spousal support, child custody, child support and visitation
- Restraining Orders
- Spousal Maintenance
- Visitation
- Visitation, grandparent visitation, interstate custody and visitation
Getting Started
To learn more about how our Minnesota family law and divorce lawyers can help you, please contact us today. We represent clients throughout the Twin Cities and the Northwest Metro including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Maple Grove, Albertville, Anoka, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Champlin, Dayton, Medina, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Rogers, St. Cloud, St. Michael, Wayzata and other communities in the counties of Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright, Anoka, and Sherburne.
Your initial conference with a Henningson & Snoxell family law attorney would be a maximum of $125.00 for a one-half hour conference. The family law attorney you meet with will gladly answer any questions you may have regarding our charges for the initial consultation. We encourage all of our clients to ask questions about our fees at any time and particularly at our first office conference. We want you to fully understand what charges we will make. Our Legal Services Agreement will be put in writing in order to avoid any misunderstanding and you will be given a copy for your records.
Family law clients are charged for our services on an hourly basis. Hourly rates for attorneys range from $150.00 to $250.00 per hour and $80.00 for paralegals and law clerks. You will have to pay a down payment (which is called a retainer) to cover our initial costs before legal services are rendered. The minimum amount of this retainer is $500.00.
Based upon their past experience, your attorney will provide you with an estimate of fees, which are rough approximations of what our charges will likely be, excluding costs and expenses. However, estimates do not include research work that may be needed, unanticipated developments, litigation, or unexpected action to counter steps taken by your spouse. We try to minimize our total bill to you by using our paralegals and law clerks where appropriate. These professionals always work under the attorneys' supervision and do much of the investigative and the more routine work required in family law matters.
A monthly statement will be mailed to you for the work done on your case during the preceding month. The monthly statement will also include a list of any costs advanced by the law office, such as deposition fees, court costs and the like, and any expenses we incurred on your behalf, such as photocopying charges and long distance telephone calls.
