Rule 304.01 – Scope

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Minnesota

Rule 304.01 through 304.05 provide for scheduling matters for disposition and trial in all Family Court Actions, excluding only the following:

(a) Actions for reimbursement of public assistance (Minnesota Statutes, section 256.87 );
(b) Contempt (Minnesota Statutes, chapter 588);
(c) Domestic abuse proceedings (Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518B);
(d) Child custody enforcement proceedings (Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518A);
(e) Support enforcement proceedings (Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518C-R.U.R.E.S.A.);
(f) Withholding of refunds from support debtors (Minnesota Statutes, section 289A.50, subdivision 5);
(g) Proceedings to compel payment of child support (Minnesota Statutes, section 393.07, subdivision 9); and
(h) Proceedings for support, maintenance or county reimbursement judgments (Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091 ); and
(i) Expedited Child Support Proceedings (Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 351 through 379 ).

Rule 304.06 applies to all Family Court Actions.

Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 304.01