Legal Question in Family Law in Minnesota

Re: Out of State Divorce

You can file for divorce in Minnesota if either you or your spouse has been a resident or domiciliary of Minnesota for the 180 days immediately preceding the date on which you serve the divorce papers on the other party.

To be a domiciliary or resident of Minnesota, you need to have established a fixed home in Minnesota from which you have no present intention of moving. You can have a residence in more than one state, for divorce jurisdiction purposes, so long as the requisite intention of maintaining a permanent home here is present. If you are only here on a temporary basis and intend to return to Tennessee, then Minnesota courts would not have jurisdiction.