2007 Minnesota Statutes

518.10 REQUISITES OF PETITION.
The petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation shall state and allege:
(a) the name, address, and, in circumstances in which child support or spousal maintenance
will be addressed, Social Security number of the petitioner and any prior or other name used
by the petitioner;
(b) the name and, if known, the address and, in circumstances in which child support or
spousal maintenance will be addressed, Social Security number of the respondent and any prior or
other name used by the respondent and known to the petitioner;
(c) the place and date of the marriage of the parties;
(d) in the case of a petition for dissolution, that either the petitioner or the respondent or both:
(1) has resided in this state for not less than 180 days immediately preceding the
commencement of the proceeding, or
(2) has been a member of the armed services and has been stationed in this state for not less
than 180 days immediately preceding the commencement of the proceeding, or
(3) has been a domiciliary of this state for not less than 180 days immediately preceding the
commencement of the proceeding;
(e) the name at the time of the petition and any prior or other name, Social Security number,
age, and date of birth of each living minor or dependent child of the parties born before the
marriage or born or adopted during the marriage and a reference to, and the expected date of birth
of, a child of the parties conceived during the marriage but not born;
(f) whether or not a separate proceeding for dissolution, legal separation, or custody is
pending in a court in this state or elsewhere;
(g) in the case of a petition for dissolution, that there has been an irretrievable breakdown of
the marriage relationship;
(h) in the case of a petition for legal separation, that there is a need for a decree of legal
separation;
(i) any temporary or permanent maintenance, child support, child custody, disposition of
property, attorneys' fees, costs and disbursements applied for without setting forth the amounts;
and
(j) whether an order for protection under chapter 518B or a similar law of another state that
governs the parties or a party and a minor child of the parties is in effect and, if so, the district
court or similar jurisdiction in which it was entered.
The petition shall be verified by the petitioner or petitioners, and its allegations established
by competent evidence.
History: (8589) RL s 3578; 1955 c 688 s 1; 1974 c 107 s 7; 1978 c 772 s 26; 1979 c 259 s 8;
1983 c 308 s 14; 1991 c 161 s 2; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 36; 1997 c 239 art 7 s 7; 1999 c 245 art 7 s 7