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Hennepin Family Court. Family Court is located in the Family Justice Center (FJC) in downtown Minneapolis, and handles cases such as divorce, domestic abuse, child custody and support, and paternity.
However, if you and your spouse can agree on all the issues before you actually begin the legal divorce process, Minnesota offers two types of uncontested divorce that are much simpler and less expensive than traditional dissolution proceedings: summary dissolution, and. dissolution by joint petition.
To get divorced in MN, at least one of the spouses must be living in MN for a minimum of 180 days (or you or your spouse must be a member of the armed forces and that person must have kept their MN residency), and you must file court forms with the district court in the county where one of the spouses is living.
Summary Dissolution to Get Divorced Quickly In Minnesota, the legal word for divorce is dissolution, and there are two types: regular and summary. Summary dissolution is a fast track to divorce, allowing you to finalize your divorce in as little as one month.
Generally, uncontested divorces in Minnesota can take about four to six weeks to finalize. This is often dependent on the calendars of the attorneys or judges involved. If the parties choose a summary dissolution, the divorce can occur within 30 days after filing a petition.
If you and your spouse have an agreement on all the terms at the start of the divorce you will generally use a Joint Petition (with or without children). If you and your spouse do not have an agreement at the start of the divorce, you will generally use the forms for a Petition for Divorce (with or without children).
In Minnesota, your spouse need not be in agreement about your request for a divorce, but it is your job to demonstrate that your marriage is irretrievably broken, which may require going to mediation and potentially to trial (if your spouse refuses to agree with your assessment).
Certified copies of a divorce decree may be obtained from the county courthouse where the divorce was granted. Please see the MN Judicial Branch page, Copy Requests, for more information and links to request forms.
Call 612-348-3000, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to p.m.
You can get copies of divorce decrees, custody and child support orders, and other Hennepin Family Court documents from the 4th District Records Center.