2006 Minnesota Statutes

518.091 SUMMONS; TEMPORARY RESTRAINING PROVISIONS; NOTICE
REGARDING PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Temporary restraining orders. (a) Every summons must include the
notice in this subdivision.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION PROVISIONS
UNDER MINNESOTA LAW, SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS MAKES THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO BOTH PARTIES TO THIS ACTION, UNLESS
THEY ARE MODIFIED BY THE COURT OR THE PROCEEDING IS DISMISSED:
(1) NEITHER PARTY MAY DISPOSE OF ANY ASSETS EXCEPT (i) FOR THE
NECESSITIES OF LIFE OR FOR THE NECESSARY GENERATION OF INCOME OR
PRESERVATION OF ASSETS, (ii) BY AN AGREEMENT IN WRITING, OR (iii) FOR
RETAINING COUNSEL TO CARRY ON OR TO CONTEST THIS PROCEEDING;
(2) NEITHER PARTY MAY HARASS THE OTHER PARTY; AND
(3) ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST BE
MAINTAINED AND CONTINUED WITHOUT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OR
BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.
IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO
SANCTIONS BY THE COURT.
(4) PARTIES TO A MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION PROCEEDING ARE ENCOURAGED
TO ATTEMPT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA
LAW. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INCLUDES MEDIATION, ARBITRATION,
AND OTHER PROCESSES AS SET FORTH IN THE DISTRICT COURT RULES. YOU
MAY CONTACT THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT RESOURCES IN YOUR AREA.
IF YOU CANNOT PAY FOR MEDIATION OR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION,
IN SOME COUNTIES, ASSISTANCE MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH A
NONPROFIT PROVIDER OR A COURT PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF
DOMESTIC ABUSE OR THREATS OF ABUSE AS DEFINED IN MINNESOTA STATUTES,
CHAPTER 518B, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TRY MEDIATION AND YOU WILL NOT
BE PENALIZED BY THE COURT IN LATER PROCEEDINGS.
(b) Upon service of the summons, the restraining provisions contained in the notice apply by
operation of law upon both parties until modified by further order of the court or dismissal of the
proceeding, unless more than one year has passed since the last document was filed with the court.
    Subd. 2. Parent education program requirements. Every summons involving custody or
parenting time of a minor child must include the notice in this subdivision.

NOTICE OF PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 518.157, IN A CONTESTED
PROCEEDING INVOLVING CUSTODY OR PARENTING TIME OF A MINOR CHILD,
THE PARTIES MUST BEGIN PARTICIPATION IN A PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM
THAT MEETS MINIMUM STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE MINNESOTA
SUPREME COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST FILING WITH THE COURT.
IN SOME DISTRICTS, PARENTING EDUCATION MAY BE REQUIRED IN ALL
CUSTODY OR PARENTING PROCEEDINGS. YOU MAY CONTACT THE DISTRICT
COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS
REQUIREMENT AND THE AVAILABILITY OF PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
History: 1991 c 271 s 1; 1999 c 104 s 1; 2004 c 273 s 10