Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

518E.105 NOTIFICATION REQUIRED OF DEPLOYING PARENT. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) and subject to paragraph (c), a deploying parent shall notify in a record the other parent of a pending deployment not later than seven days after receiving notice of deployment …

518E.106 DUTY TO NOTIFY OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), an individual to whom custodial responsibility has been granted during deployment pursuant to sections 518E.201 to 518E.205 or sections 518E.301 to 518E.311 shall notify the deploying…

518E.201 FORM OF AGREEMENT. (a) The parents of a child may enter into an agreement under sections 518E.201 to 518E.205 granting custodial responsibility during deployment. (b) An agreement under paragraph (a) must be: (1) in writing; and (2) signed by both parents and any nonpare…

518E.202 NATURE OF AUTHORITY CREATED BY AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement under sections 518E.201 to 518E.205 terminates pursuant to sections 518E.401 to 518E.404 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court orde…

518E.203 MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT. (a) By mutual consent, the parents of a child may modify an agreement regarding custodial responsibility made pursuant to sections 518E.201 to 518E.205. (b) If an agreement is modified under paragraph (a) before deployment of a deploying parent…

518E.204 POWER OF ATTORNEY. A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult nonparent for the period of deployment if no other parent possesses custodial responsibility under law of this state other than this chapter, or …

518E.205 FILING AGREEMENT OR POWER OF ATTORNEY WITH COURT. An agreement or power of attorney under sections 518E.201 to 518E.205 must be filed within a reasonable time with any court that has entered an order on custodial responsibility or child support that is in effect concerni…

518E.301 DEFINITION. In sections 518E.301 to 518E.311, "close and substantial relationship" means a relationship in which a significant bond exists between a child and a nonparent. History: 2015 c 30 art 4 s 1

518E.302 PROCEEDING FOR CUSTODY ORDER. (a) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates, a court may issue an order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, United States Code, title …

518E.303 EXPEDITED EVIDENTIARY HEARING. If a motion to grant custodial responsibility is filed under section 518E.302, paragraph (b), before a deploying parent deploys, the court shall conduct an expedited evidentiary hearing within 30 days of filing the motion. In determining wh…

518E.304 TESTIMONY BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. In a proceeding under sections 518E.301 to 518E.311, a party or witness who is not reasonably available to appear personally may appear, provide testimony, and present evidence by electronic means unless the court finds good cause to requir…

518E.305 EFFECT OF PRIOR JUDICIAL ORDER OR AGREEMENT. In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility pursuant to sections 518E.301 to 518E.311, the following rules apply: (1) a prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility in the event of deployment is bindin…

518E.306 GRANT OF CARETAKING OR DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY TO NONPARENT. (a) On motion of a deploying parent and in accordance with law of this state other than this chapter, if it is in the best interests of the child, a court may grant caretaking authority to a nonparent who is …

518E.307 GRANT OF LIMITED CONTACT. On motion of a deploying parent, and in accordance with law of this state other than this chapter, unless the court finds that the contact would be contrary to the best interest of the child, a court shall grant limited contact to a nonparent wh…

518E.308 NATURE OF AUTHORITY CREATED BY CUSTODY ORDER. (a) A grant of authority under sections 518E.301 to 518E.311 terminates under sections 518E.401 to 518E.404 after the return from deployment of the deploying parent, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by co…

518E.309 CONTENT OF CUSTODY ORDER. (a) An order granting custodial responsibility under sections 518E.301 to 518E.311 must: (1) designate the order as being of limited duration; (2) identify to the extent feasible the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment; (3) i…

518E.310 ORDER FOR CHILD SUPPORT. If a court has issued an order granting caretaking authority under sections 518E.301 to 518E.311, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed under sections 518E.201 to 518E.205, the court may enter a temporary order for child…

518E.311 MODIFYING OR TERMINATING GRANT OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO NONPARENT. (a) Except for an order under section 518E.305, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), and consistent with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, United States Code, title 50, appendix section…

518E.312 MOTIONS FOR AMENDED FINDINGS AND ORDER. A party who disagrees with an order issued under this chapter may bring a motion for amended findings and order before the district court within the time limits set forth under Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure. History: 2015 c 30…

518E.401 PROCEDURE FOR TERMINATING GRANT OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESTABLISHED BY AGREEMENT. (a) At any time after return from deployment, an agreement granting custodial responsibility under sections 518E.201 to 518E.205 may be terminated by an agreement to terminate signed by…

518E.4011 RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT; NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. (a) When a deploying parent returns from deployment and a custodial responsibility order concerning the deploying parent's child has been previously issued by the court, the deploying parent or the appropriate commanding…

518E.402 CONSENT PROCEDURE FOR TERMINATING GRANT OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESTABLISHED BY COURT ORDER. At any time after a deploying parent returns from deployment, the deploying parent and the other parent may file with the court an agreement to terminate an order for custodia…

518E.403 VISITATION BEFORE TERMINATION OF GRANT OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY. After a deploying parent returns from deployment until an agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under sections 518E.201 to 518E.205 or 518E.301 to 518E.311 is terminated, the court …

518E.404 TERMINATION BY OPERATION OF LAW OF GRANT OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESTABLISHED BY COURT ORDER. (a) If an agreement between the parties to terminate an order for custodial responsibility under sections 518E.301 to 518E.311 has not been filed, the order terminates 60 day…

518E.501 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: 2015 c 30 art 6 s 1

518E.502 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT. This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersed…

518E.503 SAVINGS CLAUSE. This chapter does not affect the validity of a court order concerning custodial responsibility during deployment which was entered before August 1, 2015. History: 2015 c 30 art 6 s 3