1997 Minnesota Statutes

     518A.10 Additional parties. 

    If the court learns from information furnished by the 
 parties pursuant to section 518A.09 or from other sources that a 
 person not a party to the custody proceeding has physical 
 custody of the child or claims to have custody or visitation 
 rights with respect to the child, it shall order that person to 
 be joined as a party and to be duly notified of the pendency of 
 the proceeding and of the joinder as a party.  If the person 
 joined as a party is outside this state that person shall be 
 served with process or otherwise notified in accordance with 
 section 518A.05. 

    HIST: 1977 c 8 s 10; 1986 c 444