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Chaska Divorce Lawyer Helping Clients in Carver, Scott and Southwest Hennepin Counties

If you are going through a dissolution of marriage (divorce), you are worried about several major things: emotional issues, financial issues and parenting issues. At the Chaska office of Sugar Creek Legal Services, my job is to help you determine how to deal with those issues together, trying to sort out factors involving property and your children after your divorce. While I focus on finding mediation solutions in divorce cases, I am not afraid to take a case to trial if that will best protect your rights and interests.

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When you come to our Chaska law office, Attorney Richard Haefele will take the time to understand your particular story and circumstances, and explore mediation and settlement options early on. Mr. Haefele wants to help you come up with a solution that does not make your situation more complicated. Instead of polarizing the parties, he will try and help you reach an amicable agreement that is tailored to your specific situation.

When you focus on the future, you can come up with a win-win situation. Considering the future of your children and protecting your own interests, Mr. Haefele will help you come up with a negotiated marital termination agreement that covers every aspect of your divorce:

• Property division
• Child custody and visitation
• Child support
• Alimony

Divorce Mediation

Divorce mediation, if successful, can minimize the emotional and financial impact of the divorce process. It can also be a quicker and more efficient solution. In some districts of Minnesota, you cannot proceed to trial without pursuing mediation first. We will help you through the entire mediation process:

• I will work with both parties to develop a marital termination agreement, which is a set of rules regarding property division, custody, child support, parenting time, children's health insurance and spousal maintenance (also known as alimony).


• Mediation only works when both sides are willing to consider it and give it a fair chance.


• If you and your spouse want to pursue divorce mediation, attorney Richard J. Haefele can be your mediator and guide you through the process.


• I also provide legal representation to individual parties in the divorce mediation process. I will carefully select a mediator who is best qualified to address your specific issues and make sure your rights are protected.

It is important to remember that Minnesota is a no-fault divorce state. Regardless of what one party may have done to the other, "fault" will have little or no impact on the outcome of your divorce settlement.

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If you are going through, or considering divorce, and want to find an efficient and effective solution that will best address your emotional and financial concerns, discuss your case with Attorney Haefele today. While Sugar Creek Legal Services emphasizes mediation, I am prepared to litigate if necessary. 

Located near Carver County Courthouse, our Chaska law offices are open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Fridays, and evening and weekend  consultations are available by appointment.  Contact me today for a free 30 minute initial consultation.

Sugar Creek Legal Services
Richard J. Haefele, Attorney at Law
1059 Stoughton Avenue
Chaska, MN 55318
Phone: (952) 448-2200
Fax: (952) 448-7187
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Sugar Creek Legal Services is a debt relief agency within the meaning of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  

At the Chaska, MN law offices of Sugar Creek Legal Services, Attorney Richard J. Haefele represents clients throughout the Southwest Twin Cities Metro area, including Chanhassen, Shakopee, Eden Prairie, Waconia, New Prague, Glencoe, Prior Lake, Minneapolis, Carver County, Scott County, and Southwest Hennepin County, Minnesota.