The state of Minnesota offers an online divorce filing system called Minnesota Guide & File. The online questionnaire helps you decide what type of divorce to file based on your answers and creates the forms required to start a divorce. This includes a Divorce with Children, Divorce without Children, Joint Divorce with Children, or Joint Divorce without Children.
Minnesota allows both contested and uncontested divorces. Uncontested divorces are called “joint” cases. For a contested divorce do not use the joint forms.
Minnesota Divorce Papers
Uncontested Divorce Without Minor Children
To file for an uncontested divorce without children you will need the following Minnesota divorce papers. You may not need to file all of the forms.
- Minnesota Confidential Information Form 11.1
- Minnesota Cover Sheet For Non-Public Documents 11.2
- Minnesota Certificate of Dissolution For Co-Petitioners 103S
- Minnesota Joint Petition and Decree Without Children
- Minnesota Notice To Public Authority 813
- Minnesota Affidavit of Service To Public Authority 816
Uncontested Divorce With Minor Children
To file for an uncontested divorce with children you will need the following Minnesota divorce papers. You may not need to file all of the forms.
- Minnesota Confidential Information Form 11.1
- Minnesota Cover Sheet For Non-Public Documents 11.2
- Minnesota Certificate of Dissolution For Co-Petitioners 103S
- Minnesota Joint Petition, Agreement, and Judgment and Decree for Marriage Dissolution With Children
- Minnesota Joint Petition for Marriage Dissolution With Children
- Minnesota Notice To Public Authority 813
- Minnesota Affidavit of Service To Public Authority 816
Contested Divorce With Minor Children
To file for a contested divorce with children you will need the following Minnesota divorce papers. You may not need to file all of the forms.
- Minnesota Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons
- Minnesota Waiver of Service of Summons
- Minnesota Certificate of Representation and Parties
- Minnesota Confidential Information Form 11.1
- Minnesota Cover Sheet For Non-Public Documents 11.2
- Minnesota Certificate of Dissolution 103
- Minnesota Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Children 802
- Minnesota Combined Summons
- Minnesota Financial Affidavit For Child Support
- Minnesota Affidavit of Service By Mail – Dissolution With Children
Contested Divorce Without Minor Children
To file for a contested divorce without children you will need the following Minnesota divorce papers. You may not need to file all of the forms.
- Minnesota Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons
- Minnesota Waiver of Service of Summons
- Minnesota Certificate of Representation and Parties
- Minnesota Confidential Information Form 11.1
- Minnesota Cover Sheet For Non-Public Documents 11.2
- Minnesota Certificate of Dissolution 103
- Minnesota Petition For Dissolution of Marriage Without Children
- Minnesota Combined Summons
- Minnesota Affidavit of Personal Service – Dissolution without Children
- Minnesota Notice To Public Authority 813
- Minnesota Affidavit of Service To Public Authority 816
Example of a Minnesota Divorce Paper
