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Rule 303.02 – Form of Motion

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Minnesota

(a) Specificity and Supporting Documents. Motions shall set out with particularity the relief requested in individually numbered paragraphs. All motions must be supported by affidavits that contain facts relevant to the issues before the court.
(b) Temporary Relief. When temporary financial relief such as child support, maintenance, payment of debt and attorney’s fees is requested, the Parenting/Financial Disclosure Statement form developed by the state court administrator shall be served and filed by the moving and responding parties, along with their motions and affidavits. Sanctions for failure to comply include, but are not limited to, the striking of pleadings or hearing.

Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 303.02

Amended effective July 1, 2015.

Task Force Comment-1991 Adoption

Subdivision (a) of this rule is derived from existing Rule 2.02 of Rules of Family Court Procedure.

Subdivision (b) of this rule is derived from Second Judicial District Rule 2.021.

The local rule from which subdivision (b) is derived included a requirement that information be filed on forms, and that typewritten or word-processed documents would not be accepted for filing. The Task Force considered the desirability of requiring information to be submitted on pre-printed forms, and determined that such requirements should not be retained. Many modern law offices cannot readily prepare such documents as word processing machines have displaced the typewriters for which the forms are designed. The Task Force also believes that these requirements only increase the cost of litigation and limit access to the courts.

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