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“My goal is to help people through one of the most difficult times of their lives and influence the process in a way that results in a positive outcome, utilizing creative alternatives to resolve the issues in the most economical and efficient manner available.”
Amy L Helsene
Associate
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Practice Area Description
Amy advises and represents those who are facing issues concerning separation and divorce, custody and parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, complex financial issues, post-dissolution matters, appeals and adoptions. She is a qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the General Rules of Practice.
Bar Admissions
Minnesota, 1998

Professional Associations & Memberships
American Bar Association
Douglas K. Amdahl Inns of Court
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota Bar Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Volunteer Lawyers Network

Education
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN, 1998 J.D.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1995 B.A., cum laude
    
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Honors
Rising Star,® Super Lawyers magazine, 2003-present
     (formerly known as Minnesota Law & Politics magazine) 

Published Works
Regular Contributor, Juvenile Law Notes and Trends of Hennepin County, Bench & Bar, 2000-2002
Co-author, "Trends in Spousal Maintenance," paper presented at December 2001 MILE seminar
Property Issues for Unmarried Couples, Family Law Forum, March 2011


Service Areas
  Litigation



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Special Masters, Consensual Special Magistrates, or Arbitrators
Amy Helsene discusses alternative dispute resolution options in family law matters.


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Appellate Court Limits Grandmother's Visitation
In an opinion published June 20, 2011, the Minnesota Court of Appeals found in favor of Larkin Hoffman's client, overturning a lower court decision that gave the maternal grandmother of the client's son "unprecedented" expansive visitation privileges that interfered with his role as father. The case is highlighted in the June 27, 2011 issue of Minnesota Lawyer. To view the entire opinion, click here.

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Helsene to Present at CLE Child Custody Seminar
Amy Helsene will present "Custody Best Interest Factors" on October 26, 2011 at the Minnesota CLE Conference Center.

Helsene Presents CLE Regarding Property Issues for Unmarried Couples
Amy Helsene presented a CLE course to the 1st Judicial District Bar Association in Hastings, Minnesota entitled "Property Issues for Unmarried Couples."

Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Volunteer at Crisis Nursery
The Larkin Hoffman women attorneys committee sponsored the first of several breakfasts to support Crisis Nursery.

Helsene Presents Family Law Basics
Amy Helsene presented a CLE to the Hennepin County Bar Association New Lawyers Section entitled "Family Law Basics: Navigating through Common Family Law Issues for the New Practitioner."

         

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