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A divorce legally begins with the service of the Summons and Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. Service can be accomplished by your spouse signing an Acknowledgement of Service or personal service by a third party.
Custody cases begin either with a Paternity case, meaning a DNA test needs to be done or a Recognition of Parentage has not been executed, or a Custody case.
A child support can be resolved within a divorce and/or custody and parenting time case, or it can be a separate case by itself.
These cases arise when after a dissolution and/or custody case is resolved, circumstances change and the Order needs to be change/amended.
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Katie Moody
ABOUT
Katie is a lifelong resident of Minnesota and has close ties to the community. She grew up in Scott County, graduated from Burnsville High School, and is currently a resident of Dakota County. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and her dogs, going ATV-riding and off-roading and spending time at her cabin in northern Wisconsin.
BAR ADMISSIONS:
• State of Minnesota, 2007
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Dakota County Bar Association
• First District Bar Association
VOLUNTEER WORK
• Mentor Program – Mitchell Hamline School of Law
EDUCATION:
• Hamline School of Law (St. Paul, MN), 2007
• University of Wisconsin – River Falls (River Falls, WI), 2004
• Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
• Howard Family Law, LLC, Associate Attorney, 2014-2022
• Burns Law Office, Associate Attorney, 2010-2014
• Mardell Law Office, Associate Attorney, 2008-2010
• Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Staff Attorney, 2007-2008
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