Legal Question in Family Law in Minnesota

Re: Custody of Grandchild

You will have to bring a Petition for custody of the child in District Court. I definitely suggest that you retain counsel to do this. Dennis.

Re: Custody of Grandchild

Have her file for guardianship in the probate court. She can't file for custody as she has no standing. Then with a guardianship order, she'll have standing to get those documents. Bill Stern

Re: Custody of Grandchild

Minnesota has a t third party custody statute that allows a party who has a substantial relationship with a child, or can establish that the

child is endangered, physically or emotionally. The standards a

fairly specific, and there are some requirements under some of the

statutes that the child must have resided with the 3rd party. There is

a presumption that a child belongs with a parent over other relatives,

but that can be rebutted if endangerment is present. This takes a two

part motion to the court and is a fairly complicated hearing. If you

are interested in pursuing such a motion we would be happy to meet with you to discuss representation.