Minnesota Legal Guides
24 guides covering Minnesota topics, each with Caselaw search beside the article.
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- Adverse Possession in Minnesota
Minnesota adverse possession: 15 years under Minn. Stat. § 541.02. Elements, taxes, color of title, and linked Minnesota opinions.
- Can I Get Sued After a Car Accident in Minnesota? Does Fault Matter?
Minnesota car accident lawsuits and fault: modified comparative fault with a 51% bar (recovery barred if you are more than 50% at fault) under Minn. Stat. § 604.01, when you can sue or be sued, insurance rules, and the statute of limitations (6 years — Minn. Stat. § 541.07).
- Castle Doctrine in Minnesota: Deadly Force Against Intruders
Minnesota castle doctrine: when occupants may use deadly force against home intruders, key statutes (Minn. Stat. § 609.065), presumptions, and leading cases.
- Child Custody and Parenting Time in Minnesota
How Minnesota courts decide custody and parenting time under Minn. Stat. §§ 518.17, 518.175, including best-interests factors, relocation, and modification.
- DUI Penalties in Minnesota
Minnesota DUI penalties under Minn. Stat. § 169A.20: BAC limits, first-offense range, when a DUI becomes a felony, and ignition-interlock rules.
- How Does Bond Work in Minnesota? Bail and Pretrial Release Explained
Minnesota bail and bond explained: cash, surety, and ROR. Types of release, what judges consider at a bail hearing, forfeiture risks, and linked Minnesota opinions under Minn. Stat. §§ 629.471–629.483.
- How Does Eviction Work in Minnesota?
Minnesota eviction / eviction action (unlawful detainer) under Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.285 to 504B.371: notices, filing forum, timeline to a writ of possession, and common tenant defenses.
- How Do You Make a Valid Will In Minnesota?
To make a valid will under Minnesota law, the will must be: In writing; Signed by the testator; Signed by two witnesses. The requirements to make a valid will in Minnesota can be found at Minnesota Statutes § 524.2-502 . Who Can Make…
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Minnesota: Pro Se Litigation Guide
A practical Minnesota guide to representing yourself: what statutes, cases, and rules are; how to draft and file a complaint (or statement of claim in conciliation court); how service and Minnesota Odyssey eFile & Serve registration work; discovery; evidence; and how LawDiver helps you research authorities in the corpus.
- How to File for Divorce in Minnesota
Minnesota divorce filing guide: At least one party must have resided in Minnesota for 180 days before filing. equitable distribution; linked statutes and process overview.
- How to Get a Prison Sentence Reduced in Minnesota
Paths to shorten or correct a Minnesota prison sentence under Minn. Stat. § 244.10: modification motions, good-time credits, parole, and post-conviction relief — with linked Minnesota opinions.
- How to Modify Child Support in Minnesota
Step-by-step guide to modifying a Minnesota child support order under Minn. Stat. § 518A.39: what counts as a change in circumstances, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- How to Modify Spousal Maintenance in Minnesota
Step-by-step guide to modifying spousal maintenance in Minnesota under Minn. Stat. § 518.552 subd. 5b, 6: changed-circumstances standards, retirement and cohabitation rules, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- Is Abortion Legal in Minnesota?
Minnesota abortion law after Dobbs: protected access. No statewide gestational ban; protected reproductive care. Linked statutes and Minnesota opinions.
- Minnesota Child Support Guidelines: How Support Is Calculated
How Minnesota calculates child support under Minn. Stat. §§ 518A.26–518A.79, including the income shares, deviations, modification, and leading cases.
- Minnesota Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and Authenticity
A practitioner guide to Minnesota evidence law under the Minnesota Rules of Evidence: general admissibility, character evidence, hearsay and its workhorse exceptions, unavailable declarants, depositions at trial, party admissions, dying declarations, medical statements, and a dedicated authenticity section — with case and statute links in the LawDiver corpus.
- Minnesota Expungement, Section by Section
Minnesota expungement begins with Minn. Stat. § 609A.03, expunging certain criminal records. This guide follows that petition, the records that travel under a different section, and the opinions that have already decided these requests.
- Minnesota Spousal maintenance: Eligibility, Amount, and Duration
How Minnesota courts award spousal maintenance under Minn. Stat. § 518.552: eligibility, statutory factors, duration, and leading cases.
- Non Probate Asset Controlled by Beneficiary Designation, Not the Will, in Minnesota
Does A Will Control Over a Beneficiary Designation? Can a court, carrying out the terms of a will, control the disposition of a non-probate asset? No. Non-probate assets are not controlled by the terms of a will, even if the will explicitly…
- Security Deposit Return in Minnesota
How Minnesota landlords must handle residential security deposits under Minn. Stat. § 504B.178: limits, return deadlines, and wrongful-withholding remedies.
- Stand Your Ground Laws in Minnesota
Minnesota stand-your-ground overview (duty-to-retreat (outside the home)): duty to retreat, statutes, civil immunity, and controlling cases.
- Surviving Spouse Rights Minnesota
Surviving spouses have important rights and benefits under Minnesota law, including: Intestate Rights Elective Share Homestead Exempt Property Family Allowance Surviving Spouse Rights In Minnesota If There Is No Valid Will When someone dies…
- What Happens If I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test in Minnesota?
Minnesota implied-consent consequences for refusing a chemical breath or blood test under Minn. Stat. § 169A.51, including license suspension and evidence use.
- Who Are Next Of Kin In Minnesota?
“Next of kin” for inheritance purposes under Minnesota law means the relatives that inherit under the intestacy statutes and are: Surviving spouse Descendants Parents Siblings Grandparents Aunts and uncles In the context of a Minnesota wron…