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44 A BILL ESTABLISHING A CENTER TO DEVELOP CAPACITY TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY DIVORCES The following is the statute that became Minnesota state law on July 1, 2010: Establishment Within the limits of available appropriations, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop and implement a Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project, as provided for in this section. The regents may administer the project with federal grants, state appropriations, and in-kind services received for this purpose. Purpose The purpose of the project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices for promoting successful reconciliation between married persons who are considering or have commenced a marriage dissolution proceeding and who choose to pursue reconciliation. Implementation The regents shall enter into contracts or manage a grant process for implementation of the project; and develop and implement an evaluation component for the project. Appropriation Disposition of license fee. (a) Of the marriage license fee collected, the local registrar…must deposit $5 in the special revenue fund which is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project under section 137.32.
A BILL ON EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DIVORCING PARENTS Section One: Pre-filing Requirement Application. This section applies to marriage dissolution proceedings involving minor children. Participation Requirements a. Service of a petition, counterpetition, or answer in a marital dissolution or separation action is not complete unless the pleading is accompanied by an affidavit verifying that the serving party has completed a marriage dissolution education program under this section. A court administrator shall not accept for filing a petition, joint petition, or counterpetition, answer, marital termination agreement, or stipulated judgment and decree unless it is accompanied by an affidavit that the filing party has, or in the case of a joint petition, marital termination agreement, or stipulated judgment and decree, both parties have, completed a four-hour marriage dissolution education program. b. The affidavit verifying completion of the marriage dissolution education program shall use the following language: This certifies that (party’s name) has successfully completed the course (course name), which has been approved by the Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project in accordance with Minnesota statute (#) for marriage dissolution education. c. The requirements of paragraph (a) are satisfied if a party includes an accompanying affidavit verifying that it is not reasonably possible for the party to complete the program and stating the reason in the following format: I attest that it is not reasonably possible for me to complete the parent marriage dissolution education program for the following reason (check the box that applies): o I cannot speak or read the languages in which qualifying programs are offered; o I do not have access to a course in my geographical region or to a personal or library computer connected to the Internet; or 45
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