Updated 09/14/21
Family Court during Covid-19
The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued orders during the COVID-19 pandemic directing how to safely proceed with the court process. At present, family court hearings are typically not taking place in person until further notice. Subject to certain exceptions at the courts’ direction, all hearings and trials are currently being held via Zoom or telephone. So far we have had nothing scheduled in person since March of 2020.
Office Meetings and Mediations
In the last year we have invested in new technology, and have found that we can represent our clients very well, without being in person. We have also found that conducting meetings, hearings, mediations, and trials remotely has saved our clients a significant amount of money. Our clients are needing to take less time off work, and they are not paying for our travel time to and from meetings which brings significant savings. We hope that mediations and court hearings will continue to make remote options possible, as we emerge from Covid.
At present, we continue to conduct all our office meetings and mediations via Zoom, Skype, Facetime, and telephone. We will re-evaluate this decision when the court opens up more widely to in person hearings. If you need support to use video technologies to communicate with us, our technical staff is available to help you at no expense to you. For support with these issues please contact Winnie Williams at wwilliams@divorcelawyermn.com.
Stopping by the Office
If you need to stop by the office for any reason, we ask that you schedule an appointment so we know to expect you. We also require that you be vaccinated and masked. We have immune suppressed staff and we continue to need to take covid precautions seriously. If you are not vaccinated, we would be happy to serve you through digital technologies but we will be unable to meet in person.
Meeting Support
Zoom
- Download zoom for Windows or Mac from this link for : https://zoom.us/client/latest/Zoom.pkg
- For iphone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id546505307
- For android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings
Facetime
- Facetime comes preinstalled on all Apple products.
Skype
- Download here: https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/
- Available for: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and Iphone
Tech Support for Video Meetings With Our Office
- Contact Winnie Williams at wwilliams@divorcelawyermn.com