Other Individuals

Subdivision 1. Permissive Intervention. Any person may be permitted to intervene as a party at any point in the proceeding if the child support magistrate finds that the person's legal rights, duties, or privileges will be determined or affected by the case. Subd. 2. Procedure. A person seeking permissive intervention under subdivision 1 shall file with the court and serve upon all parties a motion to intervene. The motion shall state: Published by the Revisor of Statutes under Minnesota Statutes, section 3C.08, subdivision 1. GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE 234 MINNESOTA COURT RULES (a) how the person's legal rights, duties, or privileges will be determined or affected by the case; (b) how the person will be directly affected by the outcome of the case; (c) the purpose for which intervention is sought; and (d) any statutory grounds authorizing the person to intervene. Subd. 3. Objection to Permissive Intervention. Any existing party may file with the court and serve upon all parties and the intervenor a written objection within 14 days of service of the motion to intervene. Subd. 4. Effective Date; Hearing. If a written objection is not timely served and filed and the requesting party meets the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2, the child support magistrate may grant the motion to intervene after considering the factors set forth in subdivision 2. If written objection is timely served and filed, the child support magistrate may hold a hearing on the matter or may decide the issue without a hearing. Intervention is effective as of the date granted. (Amended effective January 1, 2020.)