Corwin Kruse
Kruse Family Law: Because Families Matter
Corwin R. Kruse, Esq.
EDUCATION
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, magna cum laude
Editor: William Mitchell Law Review
M.A., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Major: Sociology
B.S., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Sociology
B.B.A., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Business Administration
BAR ADMISSIONS
Minnesota, 2004
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2005
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT
Katz & Manka, Ltd., Family Law Attorney, 2010-2019
William Mitchell College of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2005-2016
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Associate, 2005-2009
Minnesota Court of Appeals, Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks, 2004-2005
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- Attorney/Owner
- Kruse Family Law PLLC
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- Katz & Manka, Ltd.
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- Family law attorney with experience in divorce, custody, parenting-time, and post-decree matters.
- State Bar of Minnesota # 0334418
- Member
- Current
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- Minnesota
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- ID Number: 0334418
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Q. Ex wife wants to file a motion requesting I pay child support and claim child for taxes.
- A: Unless and until you stipulate (or the court orders) otherwise, the divorce decree governs. She cannot get additional back support and you cannot count voluntarily payment of expenses toward support.
- Q. If I spend $ from a personal account to pay debt related to joint acct, will my personal account be considered comingled
- A: If you can trace it and keep it in a separate account, it would not be considered commingled.
Unless you need to pay down the debt now, it may be beneficial to wait until after the divorce is finalized.
- Q. My granddaughters by court order have to spend there summers in California with there father. Can they refuse?
- A: It really depends on the facts of the case and how parenting time could be restructured. It is very possible that ending summered in California would reduce parenting time enough that the court would consider it a modification of custody, which would likely necessitate showing endangerment.
That said, at age 17, the child’s wishes carry a fair amount of weight (not so much for the 13-year-old). It may be possible to at least reduce the time in CA, but would depend on the specifics and whether the court can be convinced that doing so would be in the children’s best interests.