Case Captions and Text of Decisions and Other Records

Subd. 1. District Court. All juvenile protection court files and any petitions, pleadings, reports, orders, or other documents shall be captioned in the name of the child's parent(s) or legal custodian(s), as follows: "In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of ________, Parent(s)/Legal Custodian(s)." The caption shall not include the child's name or initials. The body of any petitions, pleadings, reports, orders, or other documents or records filed with the court shall include the child's and parent's or legal custodian's full name, not their initials. The case caption shall not be modified upon the issuance of an order terminating parental rights. Subd. 2. Appellate Court. All juvenile protection case files opened in any Minnesota appellate court shall be captioned in the initials of the parent(s) or legal custodian(s) as follows: "In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of __________, Parent(s)/Legal Custodian(s)." The caption shall not include the child's name or initials. The body of any decision filed in any Minnesota appellate court shall use the parent's and child's initials, not their names. Upon the filing of an appeal pursuant to Rule 23.02, the appellant shall provide to the court administrator, the appellate court, and the parties and participants notice of the correct appellate case caption required under this Rule. This Rule supersedes Rule 143.01 of the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure regarding the provisions relating to case captions on appeal.