Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 518 — Marriage Dissolution
Section 518.055 — Putative Spouse.

Any person who has cohabited with another to whom the person is not legally married in the good faith belief that the person was married to the other is a putative spouse until knowledge of the fact that the person is not legally married terminates the status and prevents acquisition of further rights. A putative spouse acquires the rights conferred upon a legal spouse, including the right to maintenance following termination of the status, whether or not the marriage is prohibited or declared a nullity. If there is a legal spouse or other putative spouses, rights acquired by a putative spouse do not supersede the rights of the legal spouse or those acquired by other putative spouses, but the court shall apportion property, maintenance, and support rights among the claimants as appropriate in the circumstances and in the interests of justice.
1978 c 772 s 21; 1986 c 444

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations

Chapter 518 — Marriage Dissolution

Section 518.002 — Meaning Of Divorce.

Section 518.003 — Definitions.

Section 518.005 — Rules Governing Proceedings; Formal Requirements; Fee.

Section 518.01 — Void Marriages.

Section 518.02 — Voidable Marriages.

Section 518.03 — Action To Annul; Decree.

Section 518.04 — Insufficient Grounds For Annulment.

Section 518.05 — Annulment; When To Bring.

Section 518.055 — Putative Spouse.

Section 518.06 — Dissolution Of Marriage; Legal Separation; Grounds; Uncontested Legal Separation.

Section 518.07 — Residence Of Parties.

Section 518.09 — Proceeding; How And Where Brought; Venue.

Section 518.091 — Summons; Temporary Restraining Provisions; Notice Regarding Parent Education Program Requirements.

Section 518.10 — Requisites Of Petition.

Section 518.11 — Service; Alternate Service; Publication.

Section 518.12 — Time For Answering.

Section 518.13 — Failure To Answer; Findings; Hearing.

Section 518.131 — Temporary Orders And Restraining Orders.

Section 518.14 — Costs And Disbursements; Attorney Fees; Collection Costs.

Section 518.145 — Decree, Finality And Reopening.

Section 518.146 — Social Security Numbers; Tax Returns; Identity Protection.

Section 518.148 — Certification Of Dissolution.

Section 518.155 — Custody Determinations.

Section 518.156 — Commencement Of Custody Proceeding.

Section 518.157 — Parent Education Program In Proceedings Involving Children.

Section 518.165 — Guardians Ad Litem For Minor Children.

Section 518.166 — Interviews.

Section 518.167 — Investigations And Reports.

Section 518.168 — Hearings.

Section 518.17 — Custody And Support Of Children On Judgment.

Section 518.1705 — Parenting Plans.

Section 518.175 — Parenting Time.

Section 518.1751 — Parenting Time Dispute Resolution.

Section 518.1752 — Grandparent Visitation.

Section 518.176 — Judicial Supervision.

Section 518.177 — Notification Regarding Deprivation Of Parental Rights Law.

Section 518.178 — Parenting Time And Support Review Hearing.

Section 518.1781 — Six-month Review.

Section 518.179 — Participation In Custody Or Parenting Time When Person Convicted Of Certain Offenses.

Section 518.18 — Modification Of Order.

Section 518.183 — Replacing Certain Orders.

Section 518.185 — Affidavit Practice.

Section 518.191 — Summary Real Estate Disposition Judgment.

Section 518.195 — Summary Dissolution Process.

Section 518.25 — Remarriage; Revocation.

Section 518.27 — Name Of Party.

Section 518.551 — Postsecondary Education Trust Fund.

Section 518.552 — Maintenance.

Section 518.58 — Division Of Marital Property.

Section 518.581 — Surviving Spouse Benefit.

Section 518.582 — Procedure For Valuing Pension Benefits Or Rights.

Section 518.612 — Independence Of Provisions Of Decree Or Temporary Order.

Section 518.619 — Custody Or Visitation; Mediation Services.

Section 518.62 — Temporary Maintenance.

Section 518.63 — Homestead, Occupancy.

Section 518.65 — Property; Sale, Partition.

Section 518.66 — Power Of Court Not Limited.

Section 518.68 — Required Notices.