MINNESOTA COURT RULES

GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE

Rule 311.Forms

The forms developed by the state court administrator are sufficient under these rules. Forms are currently maintained on the state court website (www.mncourts.gov). Court Administrators in each Judicial District shall make the forms available to the public at a reasonable cost.

(Amended effective January 1, 2008; amended effective May 1, 2012.)

Task Force Comment - 1991 Adoption

This rule is derived from existing Rule 10.01 of the Rules of Family Court Procedure.

Advisory Committee Comment - 2007 Amendment

The responsibility for forms development and review is being handed off to the state court administrator to permit more effective forms management and review. This process is already followed for the expedited process. Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 379.02.

Advisory Committee Comment - 2012 Amendment

Rule 311 establishes that court-established forms for family matters are deemed sufficient under the rules. These specific forms are not required to be used, but they contain what is required and are therefore appropriate for use.

These rules direct the state court administrator to develop various forms: See Rules 303.02(b) (Parenting/Financial Disclosure Statement); 303.03(c) (Certificate of Settlement Efforts); 304.02 (Initial Case Management Statement); 305.01 (Parenting/Financial Disclosure Statement); and 306.01 (Default Scheduling Request). By maintaining the forms on the courts' website they can be readily updated and distributed to all potential users.