Family courts often encourage parents to create a parenting time schedule. When both parents live in Minnesota, this could mean that children regularly spend time in both homes. Many children spend weekdays with one parent and weekends with the other. In cases where the children live in a different state than one of their parents, noncustodial parents may need to be more creative to ensure that children benefit from constant communication.
Snitches Get Stiches
It is an old saying, but still has some truth to it. Some people charged with a crime make a deal to reduce, or sometimes almost eliminate any punishment, in exchange for telling the police and prosecution useful information about other people involved in their crime with them. Besides the advantage of reduced punishment, this type of deal carries some risk. Depending on who one is cooperating against, and what your long term plans are, there may be a risk of getting some stitches. If you have a chance to cooperate in exchange for a reduction in punishment, it may be a good deal, but give it some serious thought, you do not want to be getting any stitches, or worse.
