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Rules of Civil Procedure

Rule: 17.02

Jurisdiction: MN

Bluebook Citation: Minn. R. Civ. P. 17.02

the holding in Vander Wiel v. Wahlgren, 934 N.W.2d 125 (Minn. Ct. App. 2019), that an application for appointment of a guardian ad litem by a spouse who is an adverse party in a dissolution case required notice and an opportunity to be heard. Additional changes clarify that the application must be under oath and provide the facts necessary for the court to determine any potential adversity and the resulting implications of whether notice is or is not provided. The rule retains the discretion of the court to require notice in any case.

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