Whenever the findings of fact include private or sensitive matters, a party may submit a judgment and decree supported by separate documents comprising findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order for judgment.
Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 308.03
Task Force Comment-1991 Adoption
The Task Force recommends repeal of existing Rule 7.05 of the Rules of Family Court Procedure because the requirement for findings is well established by the common law, and a rule recodifying the settled law is surplusage.
The recommended rule is patterned after Second District Rule 7.051. Its purpose is to allow sensitive factual and legal matters to be preserved in separate documents so that the need for disseminating confidential and sensitive matters can be minimized. This rule does not create a right to maintain the privacy of any portion of the findings; it allows the court to create documents that may be useful for some public purposes without including all other parts of the findings.
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