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(A)Assertion of Grounds for Recusal and Affidavit Requirement. When a party moves for a judge to recuse, the party must include in the motion an assertion of the factual grounds supporting recusal and file with the motion one or more affidavits demonstrating an evidentiary basis for those facts.

The judge has personal or financial interest in the outcome. This particular ground varies by jurisdiction. Some require recusal if there is any interest at all in the outcome, while others only require recusal if there is interest beyond a certain value. The judge determines he or she cannot act impartially.

After a lawyer has appeared for a party in any action, withdrawal will be effective only if written notice of withdrawal is served on all parties who have appeared, or their lawyers if represented by counsel, and is filed with the court administrator if any other document in the action has been filed.

If a client first files for legal separation, he or she will have to have pleadings prepared and pay a $400 filing fee. If the client later decides to divorce, he or she will have to have new, different, pleadings prepared, and pay another $400 filing fee.

A judge or judicial officer who has presided at a motion or other proceeding or who is assigned by the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court may not be removed except upon an affirmative showing that the judge or judicial officer is disqualified under the Code of Judicial Conduct.

A party or the party's attorney may file an affidavit of prejudice and motion to disqualify a judge if the party reasonably believes that a hearing before the assigned judge cannot be fair due to the judge's prejudice or bias.