What are the differences among an annulment, divorce and legal separation in Minnesota?
The courts’ self-help center has a page answering this question at: http://www.mncourts.gov/?siteID=50&page=341. [Return to Top of Page] • How can I change my name or my child’s name? The Minnesota courts’ Self Help Center has an excellent page of name change information at: http://www.mncourts.gov/servicedesk/?page=337. [Return to Top of Page] • Child custody: when can the childs preference be considered? The central concept to custody decisions in Minnesota is the “best interests of the child.” The factors to be considered are laid out in Minnesota Statute 518.17. This statute can be found online at https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=518.17. When a childs preference can be taken into account will depend on many factors. A good explanation, with footnotes to cases, can be found in the Minnesota Family Law Practice Manual 5.17 Subsection E. This book is available in the Law Library and in county law libraries around the state. For a directory of county law libraries, see
