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Section 518.002 — Meaning Of Divorce. - Wherever the word "divorce" is used in the statutes, it...
Section 518.003 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter and...
Section 518.005 — Rules Governing Proceedings; Formal Requirements; Fee. - Subdivision 1. Applicable. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Rules of...
Section 518.01 — Void Marriages. - All marriages which are prohibited by section 517.03 shall be...
Section 518.02 — Voidable Marriages. - A marriage shall be declared a nullity under the following...
Section 518.03 — Action To Annul; Decree. - An annulment shall be commenced and the complaint shall be...
Section 518.04 — Insufficient Grounds For Annulment. - No marriage shall be adjudged a nullity on the ground...
Section 518.05 — Annulment; When To Bring. - An annulment may be sought by any of the following...
Section 518.055 — Putative Spouse. - Any person who has cohabited with another to whom the...
Section 518.06 — Dissolution Of Marriage; Legal Separation; Grounds; Uncontested Legal Separation. - Subdivision 1. Meaning and effect; grounds. A dissolution of marriage...
Section 518.07 — Residence Of Parties. - Subdivision 1. General. Except as provided in subdivision 2, no...
Section 518.09 — Proceeding; How And Where Brought; Venue. - A proceeding for dissolution or legal separation may be brought...
Section 518.091 — Summons; Temporary Restraining Provisions; Notice Regarding Parent Education Program Requirements. - Subdivision 1. Temporary restraining orders. (a) Every summons must include...
Section 518.10 — Requisites Of Petition. - Subdivision 1. Petition. The petition for dissolution of marriage or...
Section 518.11 — Service; Alternate Service; Publication. - (a) Unless a proceeding is brought by both parties, copies...
Section 518.12 — Time For Answering. - The respondent shall have 30 days in which to answer...
Section 518.13 — Failure To Answer; Findings; Hearing. - Subdivision 1. Default. If the respondent does not appear after...
Section 518.131 — Temporary Orders And Restraining Orders. - Subdivision 1. Permissible orders. In a proceeding brought for custody,...
Section 518.14 — Costs And Disbursements; Attorney Fees; Collection Costs. - Subdivision 1. General. Except as provided in section 518A.735, in...
Section 518.145 — Decree, Finality And Reopening. - Subdivision 1. Appeal. A decree of dissolution of marriage or...
Section 518.146 — Social Security Numbers; Tax Returns; Identity Protection. - The Social Security numbers and tax returns required under this...
Section 518.148 — Certification Of Dissolution. - Subdivision 1. Certificate of dissolution. (a) The court must prepare...
Section 518.155 — Custody Determinations. - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a court in which...
Section 518.156 — Commencement Of Custody Proceeding. - Subdivision 1. Procedure. In a court of this state which...
Section 518.157 — Parent Education Program In Proceedings Involving Children. - Subdivision 1. Implementation; administration. (a) By January 1, 1998, the...
Section 518.165 — Guardians Ad Litem For Minor Children. - Subdivision 1. Permissive appointment of guardian ad litem. In all...
Section 518.166 — Interviews. - The court may interview the child in chambers to ascertain...
Section 518.167 — Investigations And Reports. - Subdivision 1. Court order. In contested custody proceedings, and in...
Section 518.168 — Hearings. - (a) Custody proceedings shall receive priority in being set for...
Section 518.17 — Custody And Support Of Children On Judgment. - Subdivision 1. Best interests of the child. (a) In evaluating...
Section 518.1705 — Parenting Plans. - Subdivision 1. Definition. "Domestic abuse" for the purposes of this...
Section 518.175 — Parenting Time. - Subdivision 1. General. (a) In all proceedings for dissolution or...
Section 518.1751 — Parenting Time Dispute Resolution. - Subdivision 1. Parenting time expeditor. Upon request of either party,...
Section 518.1752 — Grandparent Visitation. - In all proceedings for dissolution or legal separation, after the...
Section 518.176 — Judicial Supervision. - Subdivision 1. Limits on parent's authority; hearing. Except as otherwise...
Section 518.177 — Notification Regarding Deprivation Of Parental Rights Law. - Every court order and judgment and decree concerning custody of...
Section 518.178 — Parenting Time And Support Review Hearing. - Upon motion of either party, the court shall conduct a...
Section 518.1781 — Six-month Review. - (a) A request for a six-month review hearing form must...
Section 518.179 — Participation In Custody Or Parenting Time When Person Convicted Of Certain Offenses. - Subdivision 1. Seeking custody or parenting time. Notwithstanding any contrary...
Section 518.18 — Modification Of Order. - (a) Unless agreed to in writing by the parties, no...
Section 518.183 — Replacing Certain Orders. - Upon request of both parties the court must modify an...
Section 518.185 — Affidavit Practice. - A party seeking a temporary custody order or modification of...
Section 518.191 — Summary Real Estate Disposition Judgment. - Subdivision 1. Abbreviated judgment and decree. If real estate is...
Section 518.195 — Summary Dissolution Process. - Subdivision 1. Criteria. A couple desirous of dissolving their marriage...
Section 518.25 — Remarriage; Revocation. - When a dissolution has been granted, and the parties afterward...
Section 518.27 — Name Of Party. - Except as provided in section 259.13, in the final decree...
Section 518.551 — Postsecondary Education Trust Fund. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2005 c 164 s 31; 2006 c...
Section 518.552 — Maintenance. - Subdivision 1. Grounds. In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage...
Section 518.58 — Division Of Marital Property. - Subdivision 1. General. Upon a dissolution of a marriage, an...
Section 518.581 — Surviving Spouse Benefit. - Subdivision 1. Award of benefit. If a current or former...
Section 518.582 — Procedure For Valuing Pension Benefits Or Rights. - Subdivision 1. Appointment of actuary. Each court of this state...
Section 518.612 — Independence Of Provisions Of Decree Or Temporary Order. - Failure by a party to make support payments is not...
Section 518.619 — Custody Or Visitation; Mediation Services. - Subdivision 1. Mediation proceeding. Except as provided in subdivision 2,...
Section 518.62 — Temporary Maintenance. - Temporary maintenance and temporary support may be awarded as provided...
Section 518.63 — Homestead, Occupancy. - The court, having due regard to all the circumstances and...
Section 518.65 — Property; Sale, Partition. - In order to effect a division or award of property...
Section 518.66 — Power Of Court Not Limited. - Nothing contained in this chapter or chapter 518A shall be...
Section 518.68 — Required Notices. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Every court order or judgment and decree...