Minnesota Tax Rates, Collections, and Burdens Minnesota also has a 6.875 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 8.04 percent. Minnesota has a 0.98 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value. Minnesota has an estate tax.
Minnesota also has a 6.875 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 8.04 percent. Minnesota has a 0.98 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value. Minnesota has an estate tax.
In 2008, voters in Minnesota approved a ballot measure (Clean Water, Wildlife, Cultural Heritage and Natural Areas Constitutional Amendment) which raised the sales tax by 3/8th of 1%, and to date the tax has generated more than $2 billion for outdoor recreation and conservation.
There are a number of paths you can take when you file for a Minnesota divorce: DIY divorce. You can opt for the do-it-yourself route by handling the divorce all on your own. This is the cheapest route to divorce, but it requires a certain amount of time and attention to detail.
In many cases, a legal separation can allow one spouse to retain insurance benefits, whereas a divorce automatically terminates those benefits. A legal separation can also give spouses time and space to sort out living arrangements and child custody.
The court does not require you to have an attorney to get divorced in Minnesota. You are allowed to represent yourself, and if you do, you will be called a “self-represented litigant.” However, every person who appears in court without an attorney is expected to know and follow the law.
To get a legal separation you must serve and file a petition in the District Court in the county where you or your spouse lives. It is a different process from the divorce process. In Minnesota, you do not have to be separated before you get divorced.