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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 this chapter
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 this chapter and chapter 518A, "decree" includes "judgment."
    Subd. 5. Prohibited disclosure. In all proceedings under this chapter and chapter 518A
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.
    Subd. 6. Filing fee. The first paper filed for a party in all proceedings for dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, or annulment or proceedings to establish child support obligations shall
be accompanied by a filing fee of $50. The fee is in addition to any other prescribed by law or rule.
History: 1978 c 772 s 16; 1979 c 50 s 66,67; 1979 c 259 s 3; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 35; 2005 c
164 s 3,29; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 28; 2006 c 280 s 9

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