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All property acquired by either spouse subsequent to the marriage and before the valuation date is presumed to be marital property regardless of whether title is held individually or by the spouses in a form of co-ownership such as joint tenancy, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entirety, or community property.

Unlike child support, there is no standard formula for calculating spousal support in Minnesota. In general, however, the longer you've been married, and the greater the disparity in earning capacity between the spouses, the more likely it is that a substantial maintenance award will be made.

"Marital" assets must be divided in a fair and equitable way. "Non-marital" assets are usually not divided between the spouses. A non-marital asset is usually awarded to the spouse who owned it before the marriage.

For dividing some retirement accounts, such as a traditional 401(k), a Qualified Domestic Relations Order is important. A QDRO is a court order that authorizes your plan administrator to distribute funds from your account to a qualified relation of yours ? in this case, your former spouse.

Court Filing Fees Minnesota courts charge a fee to file for divorce. Dissolving a marriage with or without children costs $365. There's an additional $10 fee for the forms you and your former spouse need to fill out to make your divorce official. Judges will waive filing fees in some rare cases.

In Minnesota, a divorce (legally called a ?dissolution of marriage?) can take anywhere from several weeks to a few months to even years to finalize.