If you are interested in obtaining a will filed in Hennepin (including Minneapolis), Marshall, or St. Louis (including Duluth) counties, please contact that county's court records or court administration department.
NOTE: Most courts are using the Minnesota Digital Exhibit System (MNDES) to upload digital exhibits (audio, video, documents, and images) for hearings and trials (if your case is in Hennepin County, contact court administration to ask whether you will be able to use MNDES for your exhibits).
The Fourth Judicial District includes only Hennepin County, which is made up of 45 cities (population: 1.2 million). It is the state's largest trial court with 63 judges, 12 referees, and 582 staff who process approximately 40% of all cases filed in the state.
Service by mail shall be made only by the sheriff or by any other person who is at least 18 years of age who is not a party to the proceeding. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518A. 46, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), clause (4), an employee of the county agency may serve documents on the parties.
Are Family Court Records Available to the Public in Minnesota? Most of the records of Minnesota Family Courts are publicly available.
Rule 60. Clerical mistakes in judgments, orders, or other parts of the record and errors therein arising from oversight or omission may be corrected by the court at any time upon its own initiative or on the motion of any party and after such notice, if any, as the court orders.
Motions to Compel. If a party fails to comply with an approved request for discovery or a request for documents under Rule 361.02, the party requesting the discovery may serve and file a motion for an order compelling an answer or compliance with the discovery request.
Rule 69. In aid of the judgment or execution, the judgment creditor, or successor in interest when that interest appears of record, may obtain discovery from any person, including the judgment debtor, in the manner provided by these rules.
Rule 26.05 - Supplementation of Disclosures and Responses (a)In General A party who has made a disclosure under Rule 26.01 -or who has responded to an interrogatory, request for production, or request for admission-must supplement or correct its disclosure or response: (1) in a timely manner if the party learns that in ...
Any party intending to call a witness other than an employee of the county agency or any party to the proceeding shall, at least 7 days before the hearing, provide to the other parties and the county agency written notice of the name and address of each witness.