2002 Minnesota Statutes

     518.005 Rules governing proceedings. 

    Subdivision 1.    Applicable.  Unless otherwise 
 specifically provided, the rules of civil procedure for the 
 district court apply to all proceedings under this chapter. 

    Subd. 2.    Title.  A proceeding for dissolution of 
 marriage, legal separation, or annulment shall be entitled "In 
 re the Marriage of .......... and .......... ."  A custody or 
 support proceeding shall be entitled "In re the (Custody) 
 (Support) of .......... ." 

    Subd. 3.    Names of pleadings.  The initial pleading in 
 all proceedings under sections 518.002 to 518.66 shall be 
 denominated a petition.  A responsive pleading shall be 
 denominated an answer.  Other pleadings shall be denominated as 
 provided in the rules of civil procedure. 

    Subd. 4.    Decree; judgment.  In sections 518.002 to 
 518.66, "decree" includes "judgment." 

    Subd. 5.    Prohibited disclosure.  In all proceedings 
 under this chapter in which public assistance is assigned under 
 section 256.741 or the public authority provides services to a 
 party or parties to the proceedings, notwithstanding statutory 
 or other authorization for the public authority to release 
 private data on the location of a party to the action, 
 information on the location of one party may not be released by 
 the public authority to the other party if: 

    (1) the public authority has knowledge that a protective 
 order with respect to the other party has been entered; or 

    (2) the public authority has reason to believe that the 
 release of the information may result in physical or emotional 
 harm to the other party. 

    HIST: 1978 c 772 s 16; 1979 c 50 s 66,67; 1979 c 259 s 3; 1997 
 c 203 art 6 s 35