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Minn. Stat. § 257.59

JURISDICTION; VENUE.

Known as the Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 257.01 to 257.75 (51 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Marriage of Pierce v. Pierce (1985)

Most recently applied in Dorman v. Steffen (July 2003)

1980 c 589 s 9; 1983 c 308 s 6; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 6 s 37; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 29

How often courts cite this section

198519902000200310
citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

Subdivision 1. Court jurisdiction.

The district court has jurisdiction of an action brought under sections 257.51 to 257.74 . The action may be joined with an action for dissolution, annulment, legal separation, custody under chapter 518, or reciprocal enforcement of support.

Subd. 2. Acquisition of personal jurisdiction.

In addition to any other method provided by rule or statute, personal jurisdiction may be acquired by service in accordance with section 543.19 .

Subd. 3. Venue.

The action may be brought in the county in which the child or the defendant resides or is found or, if the defendant is deceased, in which proceedings for probate of the defendant's estate have been or could be commenced.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.