Minnesota Rules of Family Court Procedure
Cited as Minn. R. Gen. Prac. · 43 active rules across 5 groups
These rules govern marriage dissolution, custody, parentage, domestic abuse and support proceedings in Minnesota's district courts, including the Expedited Child Support Process. Every rule has a summary, FAQs and full text.
Companion ruleset Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure →Part A. Proceedings, Motions, and Orders
- Rule 301 Scope; Time
- Rule 302 Commencement; Parties
- Rule 303 Motions; Emergency Relief; Orders to Show Cause
- Rule 304 Scheduling of Cases
- Rule 305 Pretrial Conferences
- Rule 306 Default
- Rule 307 Final Hearings
- Rule 308 Final Order, Judgment, or Decree
- Rule 309 Contempt
- Rule 310 Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Rule 311 Forms
- Rule 312 Review of Referee’s Findings or Recommendations
- Rule 313 Confidential Numbers and Tax Returns
- Rule 314 Parentage Proceedings
- Rule 315 Third-Party Custody and Application of Indian Child Welfare Act
Part B.1. General Rules
- Rule 351 Scope; Purpose
- Rule 352 Definitions
- Rule 353 Types of Proceedings
- Rule 354 Computation of Time
- Rule 355 Methods of Service
- Rule 356 Fees
- Rule 357 Legal Representation and Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
- Rule 358 Court Interpreters
- Rule 359 Repealed February 12, 2026, Eff. July 1. 2026 Repealed
- Rule 360 Intervention
- Rule 361 Discovery
- Rule 362 Settlement
- Rule 363 Default
- Rule 364 Hearing Process
- Rule 365 Decision and Order of Child Support Magistrate
- Rule 366 Transcript
- Rule 367 Administration of Expedited Child Support Process; Child Support Magistrates
- Rule 368 Removal of a Particular Child Support Magistrate
- Rule 369 Role of County Attorney and Employees of the County Agency
Part B.2. Proceedings
Part B.3. Review and Appeal
Part B.4. Forms
Title IV shares its numbering with the other Titles of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice for the District Courts: Rules 301–315 (Part A) and 351–379 (Part B). Numbers 316–350 and 380 and above are not part of Title IV; they belong to no rule this ruleset carries, not to a gap in it.
Source: Minnesota Judicial Branch ·
Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Minnesota (Minn. Stat. § 480.051) ·
Current through July 1, 2026 ·
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