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Valerie A. Arnold
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Valerie A. Arnold

4.7
37 reviews

1422 W. Lake Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Child Custody, Third Party Custody, Parenting Time and 44 more

About Valerie A. Arnold

Valerie Arnold is shareholder and partner with Arnold, Rodman & Kretchmer PA. Ms. Arnold practices in all areas of family law including divorce, interstate and international divorce and child custody, Hague Convention and non-Hague parental child abduction, parental child abduction prevention, third-party custody and visitation, and appellate law. Ms. Arnold is rated a Super Lawyer® by SuperLawyers.com based upon her work and peer recognition in the area of family law. Ms. Arnold is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), which is an international organization of family law attorneys recognized by their peers as among the most experienced and skilled in international family law matters in their respective countries. Ms. Arnold serves on the Hague Convention Committee for the USA Chapter of the IAFL. With over twenty years' experience advocating for clients in and out of the courtroom, Ms. Arnold is frequently invited to speak locally and nationally on a wide range of family law topics including advanced seminars on complex property division, discovery tactics, trial techniques, third party custody as well as interstate and international family law and mediation. Ms. Arnold has also published numerous articles on interstate and international family law including authoring the “Interstate and International Jurisdiction and Custody Issues” chapter for the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Minnesota Custody and Child Support Deskbook.Ms. Arnold volunteers for the Tubman Law Clinic and the Ramsey County Pro Se Clinic. Ms Arnold is a member of the U.S. State Department’s Hague Attorney Network and also serves as a mentor attorney for the Hague Attorney Network.

 

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My husband and I hired Valerie to take over our custody case involving our grandchildren who had been abused and neglected by their mother. We decided to hire Valerie after spending months and thousands of dollars working with another attorney who did not listen to our concerns or make progress in our case. Valerie took the time to understand our case and to listen to our concerns. Valerie was a confident and committed advocate for our grandchildren. We were able to settle our case and obtain

 
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Areas of Law

  • Family Law 36
    • Child Custody
    • Third Party Custody
    • Parenting Time
    • Interstate Support
    • International Family Law
    • Domestic Violence
    • Adoptions
    • Divorce
    • Alimony
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Support
    • Gay and Lesbian Family Law
    • Grandparents Visitation Rights
    • International Adoptions
    • International Child Abduction
    • International Child Custody
    • Interstate Child Custody
    • Marital Agreements
    • Marital Property Settlements
    • Matrimonial Law
    • Military Divorce
    • Name Changes
    • No Fault Divorce
    • Non-Traditional Family Law
    • Parental Kidnapping
    • Parental Rights
    • Paternity
    • Post Divorce Modification
    • Premarital Agreements
    • Private Adoptions
    • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
    • Spousal Support
    • Step Parent Adoptions
    • Termination of Parental Rights
    • Uncontested Divorce
    • Visitation Rights

  • Family Mediation
  • Annulment
  • Agency and Distributorships 2
    • Equitable Distribution
    • Marital Property Distribution
  • Legal Separation
  • Property Law 1
    • Marital Property Law
  • Restraining Orders
  • Same Sex Marriage
  • Other 2
    • Child Custody and Mediation
    • Postnuptial Modification

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2004, U.S. District Court of Minnesota
    1997, Minnesota
    Memberships
    American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Family Law, International Law).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Minnesota
    Class of 1997
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Universite de Savoie, Chambery, France
    Maitrise

    University of Minnesota
    Class of 1992
    M.A.

    University of Minnesota
    Class of 1988
    B.A.

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1422 W. Lake Street, Suite 300Minneapolis, MN 55408U.S.A.

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    Valerie A. Arnold was admitted in 1997 to the State of Minnesota.
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    Valerie A. Arnold speaks French.
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    Valerie A. Arnold is the Managing Partner of the firm.

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