Minnesota No Fault Divorce

In this state, it is possible to obtain a No Fault divorce within 30 days from the date on which the divorce petition is filed. Such a quick procedure of divorce is quite possible in the following two cases.

• Minor children are not involved in the marriage
• If there are minor children, then the parents have developed a written agreement regarding the parenting plan. Moreover, a local counsel should represent the divorcing partners

If such a circumstance arises that 20 days have elapsed since the divorce petition has been filed and the Defendant has failed to appear in the court, still the divorce may be granted.

Grounds of Minnesota No Fault Divorce

In case of no fault divorce, the only ground for divorce is that the marriage has been irretrievably broken due to incompatibility of temperament or irreconcilable differences.

Residency requirements of Minnesota No Fault Divorce

One of the divorcing partners must have resided in this state for a minimum period of 180 days immediately before the filing date of the divorce papers. The court in the county in which this divorcing partner resides in this state can be chosen as the venue for filing the divorce papers. When there are no minor children involved in the marriage, then, the divorcing couple may file a Joint Petition for divorce.

Final Divorce Hearing

A final divorce hearing is not considered essential in the following circumstances.

• If there are minor children of the marriage, but the divorcing partners have acknowledged and signed a stipulation. Both the divorcing spouses are represented by counsel
• If there are no minor children of the marriage and the following conditions are met with
  • The divorcing partners have made a written stipulation, or
  • The Respondent has been duly served and minimum 20 days have passed since the date of Answering and still the Respondent has not appeared in court

When minimum 30 days have elapsed since the petition was filed, the final divorce decree may be granted.

Legal Form Kit for Minnesota No Fault Divorce

This product is in .doc file format and the software required for viewing it is Microsoft Word. The product is Macintosh Compatible. It is meant for use in simple and uncontested actions only. Within the ordering process, the last page has a "Download Now" button, where the ingredients of this kit are available. The following forms can be viewed in this kit.

• Department of Health Statistical Form : Report of Dissolution of Annulment
• Debt Inventory
• Property Inventory
• Child Support Worksheet
• Answer
• Affidavit of Service by Alternate Means
• Order for Service by Alternate Means
• Application for Service by Alternate Means
• Return of Service
• Affidavit of Service by Mail
• Order for Proceeding in Forma Pauperis
• Notice to County of Dissolution involving A.F.D.C. Affidavit for Proceeding in Forma Pauperis
• Certificate of Representation and Parties (state form 104)
• Notice of Hearing
• Judgment and Decree
• Order for Judgment
• Conclusions of Law
• Findings of Fact
• Default Scheduling Request
• Affidavit of Default and Non military status
• Waiver of Counsel
• Marital Termination Agreement
• Admission of Service of the Summons and Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
• Summons
• Joint Petition for Summary Dissolution of a marriage

Divorce Papers