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Minnesota allows you to complete your divorce without an attorney if you and your spouse can come to an agreement on what to do with your property and how you will care for any children that you may have.
Minnesota Residency Requirements
At least one spouse must have resided in Minnesota for at least 180 days immediately before the divorce is filed.
Grounds For Divorce
Minnesota is a no-fault divorce state. In a Minnesota divorce, the spouses agree that there has been an "irretrievable breakdown of the marriage."
Filing Your Minnesota Divorce
The basic steps for filing your uncontested Minnesota divorce are as follows:
- You review and sign the documents in the presence of a notary, then file the Joint Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with the Court Administrator.
- The Court Administrator will send you a Notice of Filing indicating your case number.
- You will be notified by mail when the Judge signs your Judgment and Decree of Dissolution, finalizing the divorce process.
Division of property & debt, child parenting plan (including child support, visitation and custody), spousal support, and more are covered.
Documents
If you select an Minnesota divorce without children, you are selecting the following forms:
- Joint Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
- Agreement
- Judgment and Decree of Dissolution and Attachments
- Confidential Information Form
If you select an Minnesota divorce with children, you are selecting the non-children forms as well as:
- Child Support Worksheet(s)
In the online interview you will also be able to select a Notice to County Support and Affidavit of Mailing Notice to County Support (if either party receives public assistance), and a Felon Name Change Notice and Felony Name Change Affidavit (if the party requesting a name change has been convicted of a felony).
Forms are specific to the state of Minnesota and DivorceWriter offers a money back guarantee if your documents are not accepted by the Court.
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