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Legal Topics: Child Custody and Parenting Time
Statutes: (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
The central concept to custody decisions in Minnesota is the "best interests of the child." The factors to be considered are laid out in Minnesota Statute §518.17.
Minnesota Statutes index topics for Child Custody and for Parenting Time.
Resources:
Child Custody and Parenting Time, from the Self-Help Center.
Basics on Child Custody & Parenting Time, from the Self-Help Center.
Forms -- Child Custody & Parenting Time, from the Self-Help Center.
A Parental Guide to Making Child-Focused Parenting Time Decisions, Prepared by the Minnesota Supreme Court
Advisory Task Force on Visitation and Child Support Enforcement (scroll down)
Child Custody, from the 4th District (Hennepin County) Courts.
Custody and Parenting Time, from LawHelpMN.org.
Minnesota Family Law Practice Manual, 3rd ed. (Lexis, 2001) Reserve Room KFM5494.A6 D3 2001. This title discusses and explains the law while the footnotes point to the statutes and leading cases. Volume 2 contains forms. The book is available at the Law Library, county law libraries and some public libraries.
Request for Parenting Time Assistance, forms and instructions from the Self Help Center
When a custodial parent can move out of state with a child is covered in the
Minnesota Family Law Practice Manual, §6.09. See also Minn. Stat. §518.175 Subd. 3.
When a child's preference will be taken into account by the court in making a custody decision will depend on many factors. A good explanation can be found in the
Minnesota Family Law Practice Manual, § 5.17 Subsection E.
Family members who are taking over care of children whose parents cannot care for them may find the following book useful: Legal Steps: a Kinship Caregiver Resource Manual, from the Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association.
Related Topics: Child Support; Divorce; Motions; Paternity.
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