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Online Divorce in Minnesota, Filed Together on the Courts' Own Forms

Answer a few guided questions and get the complete set of official Minnesota court forms, prepared from your answers for one flat price. Agreeing couples file one joint petition together, the forms are signed under penalty of perjury rather than before a notary, and a no-children case can be decided from the papers.

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Online divorce in Minnesota

How Uncontested Divorce Works in Minnesota

An uncontested divorce in Minnesota is one where you and your spouse agree on everything the court has to decide: how you divide property and debts, spousal maintenance, and, if you have children together, custody, parenting time, and child support. Minnesota divorce is purely no-fault. The only ground is irretrievable breakdown of your marriage, and no separation is required. Either spouse must have lived in Minnesota, been domiciled here, or been stationed here with the armed forces for at least 180 days immediately before the case starts. Agreeing couples can file ONE joint petition as co-petitioners, with no summons and no service step at all.

FormsPal is a self-help document-preparation service, not a law firm. We take the answers you give us and prepare the official Minnesota Judicial Branch forms your district court expects, from the joint petition and decree to the financial affidavit. You review every document, sign it yourself under penalty of perjury (Minnesota's court forms carry no notary block), and file it yourself, electronically through the court's eFile and eServe system (eFS) or on paper. If your case is contested, involves safety concerns, or you're unsure what's fair, we recommend talking to a licensed Minnesota attorney first.

Minnesota also has a short lane: the summary dissolution. Couples who meet all eight statutory conditions, among them no minor children, neither spouse pregnant, a marriage under eight years, no real estate, modest assets and debts, and no domestic abuse, file one joint declaration, and the court administrator enters the decree 30 days later without a judge. Our questionnaire checks every condition and picks your route. The filing fee is the $390 statewide base plus your county's law library fee, $390 to $405 in all, with a fee-waiver affidavit included if you cannot pay.

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The Minnesota requirements

What Minnesota Requires to Divorce

The rules your court applies to every uncontested Minnesota divorce. The questionnaire checks each one for you.

Residency
You or your spouse must have lived in Minnesota, been domiciled here, or been stationed here with the armed forces for at least 180 days immediately before the case starts, which is when your spouse is served or when you both sign a joint petition. There is no county minimum.
Waiting period
No waiting period before you file. After filing: the summary lane's decree is entered 30 days after the joint declaration, a spouse who is personally served has 30 days to answer (60 from the request after a signed waiver), and a joint petition has no fixed wait at all.
Grounds
Minnesota is no-fault, you cite irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship, so no one has to prove wrongdoing.
Court filing fee
Paid directly to the court, separate from FormsPal, typically $390–$405 and varying by county. A fee waiver is available if you can't afford it. For the full cost picture, attorney fees included, see what a Minnesota divorce costs.
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Is an online divorce right for you?

Online divorce fits uncontested cases: where you and your spouse agree on property, debts, support, and any parenting arrangements. If your case is contested, involves safety concerns, or your spouse can't be located, we recommend speaking with a licensed Minnesota attorney first.

How it works

Three Steps to a Finalized Minnesota Divorce

From your first question to a signed decree, here's exactly what to expect.

1

Answer questions

about 5 minutes

Tell us about your marriage, your agreement, and the Minnesota county you'll file in.

2

We build your court forms

ready right away

The exact Minnesota court documents your case needs, completed with your information. Review every page and edit anything before you sign.

3

Sign & file

guided, at your pace

Sign your packet under penalty of perjury (Minnesota's court forms carry no notary block), then file through eFile and eServe (eFS) or on paper with court administration, and pay the $390 base plus your county's law library fee or include the fee-waiver affidavit.

After filing, a no-children agreed case goes to the judge on the papers, a with-children case usually gets a hearing, and the summary lane's 30-day clock runs on its own. We track your case and remind you at each milestone.

Your Minnesota form package

The Court Forms You'll Receive

These are the official Minnesota documents we prepare for an uncontested divorce. Which forms you actually get depends on your answers: with children or without, property or none, name restoration, or a fee waiver.

First page of the Joint Petition And Decree Without Children form
Joint Petition And Decree Without Children
First page of the Joint Petition for Marriage Dissolution With Children form
Joint Petition for Marriage Dissolution With Children
First page of the Summary Dissolution Form (joint declaration) form
Summary Dissolution Form (joint declaration)
First page of the Financial Affidavit form
Financial Affidavit
First page of the Certificate of Dissolution (for co-petitioners) form
Certificate of Dissolution (for co-petitioners)
First page of the Summons form
Summons

These 6 are highlights, not the whole package. Behind them sits our catalog of 38 official Minnesota documents, and your package includes every one your answers call for, from the first filing through the final judgment.

A completed and stamped court document set

Completed with your information

Every form is the real Minnesota Judicial Branch document, not a generic national template. You answer a plain-language questionnaire once and we fill each one in, including the combined joint petition-and-decree your judgment is based on.

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The timeline

How Long a Minnesota Divorce Takes

Preparing your forms takes a session or two. After that, Minnesota's timeline is short: no separation requirement, no waiting period before filing, and no-children agreed cases decided on the papers.

  1. 1

    Prepare & review: a day or two

    Answer the questionnaire, review your completed forms, and make any edits.

  2. 2

    File your petition: day 0

    File through eFile and eServe (eFS) or on paper with court administration in the county where either of you lives, and pay the $390 base plus your county's law library fee, or submit the fee-waiver affidavit with it.

  3. 3

    Service, waiver, or none at all

    On the joint petition and the summary lane there is no service step, you filed together. Otherwise your spouse signs an admission or waiver of service, or another adult hands the papers to your spouse in person. Your spouse has 30 days to answer after personal service, or 60 days from the day you sent the waiver request.

  4. 4

    Judgment and decree

    The court reviews your signed paperwork and enters the Judgment and Decree: on the papers in a no-children agreed case, after a hearing when you have children and file alone, and on the summary lane the administrator enters it 30 days after filing.

Pricing

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Where you file

Filing in Your Minnesota County

You file in the district court of the county where either of you lives, and the caption names your judicial district. Here are three of Minnesota's largest, with the fee each one charges.

Hennepin County

Hennepin County District Court Administration
🏛️Fourth Judicial District
📍Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487
📞(612) 348-6000 (Court Contact Center)
💵$402: the $390 statewide base plus the $12 law library fee
🖥️eFile and eServe (eFS), optional for self-represented filers, or paper with court administration.

Ramsey County

Ramsey County District Court Administration
🏛️Second Judicial District
📍Main Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102
📞(651) 266-2842 (Family Court)
💵$405: the $390 statewide base plus the $15 law library fee
🖥️eFile and eServe (eFS), optional for self-represented filers, or paper with court administration.

Dakota County

Dakota County District Court Administration
🏛️First Judicial District
📍Dakota County Judicial Center, 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033
📞(651) 377-7900 (Civil and Family Division)
💵$405: the $390 statewide base plus the $15 law library fee
🖥️eFile and eServe (eFS), optional for self-represented filers, or paper with court administration.

Filing in another Minnesota county? The forms are statewide and you file wherever either of you lives, so every county works, and your package includes a filing guide with the steps in order and your county's fee.

Why FormsPal

Why Minnesotans Choose FormsPal for an Online Divorce

  • ✓Official Minnesota court forms: the Judicial Branch's own DIV-series documents, from the joint petition-and-decree to the financial affidavit and cover sheets, filled from your answers.
  • ✓No notary block on the court forms: the sworn ones close with a penalty-of-perjury certification you sign yourself.
  • ✓The joint petition: agreeing couples file together as co-petitioners with no summons, no sheriff, and no service step.
  • ✓The summary dissolution short lane: couples who meet all eight conditions file one joint declaration and the court administrator enters the decree 30 days later.
  • ✓No-children cases decided from the papers: Minnesota lets the court approve a signed stipulation without a hearing, and your filing guide says when a hearing is expected instead.
  • ✓One flat price, with the court's filing fee, the $390 base plus your county's law library fee, always paid separately and stated up front.
Questions

Minnesota Online Divorce FAQ

How much does an online divorce in Minnesota cost?
Two costs, and both are knowable up front. The court's dissolution filing fee is the $390 statewide base plus your county's law library fee, $390 to $405 in all, paid to court administration, and the fee-waiver affidavit is part of your packet if you cannot pay. FormsPal's document preparation is a flat one-time price shown before you pay anything.
How long does an uncontested divorce take in Minnesota?
There is no separation or cooling-off period before you file. After filing, the clocks depend on your route: on the summary lane the court administrator enters the decree 30 days after your joint declaration is filed, if every condition and step is met. When one spouse files alone, the other has 30 days to answer once served in person, and a no-children default can go to the judge 50 days after service. A spouse who signs a waiver of service has 60 days from the day the waiver request was sent. A joint petition or a signed stipulation has no fixed wait.
Do we have to go to court?
Without children, usually not: Minnesota lets the court approve a written stipulation without a hearing, and a served spouse who never answers is decided on the papers too. With children, expect a hearing when one of you files alone: the no-hearing rule applies on its own only when both spouses have lawyers. With children, a joint petition goes straight to approval without a hearing only when both of you have lawyers, so a hearing is likely if either of you has no lawyer.
What is the summary dissolution, and do we qualify?
Minnesota's shortest route: one joint declaration replaces the whole petition-and-decree packet. It fits couples where ALL eight of these are true: no living minor children you had or adopted together, neither of you pregnant, a marriage under 8 years, no real estate, marital debts of $8,000 or less not counting car loans, marital assets of $25,000 or less including car equity, nonmarital assets of $25,000 or less each, and no domestic abuse by one of you against the other. The court administrator enters the decree 30 days after filing when every condition and step is met.
Do any documents need to be notarized?
The court forms in your packet are signed under penalty of perjury under Minnesota's unsworn-declaration law, with no notary block. Two notary rules are still worth knowing: the summary dissolution statute still describes a notarized joint declaration even though the form the courts publish has none, and a Department of Health request for certified copies of a Recognition of Parentage must be notarized.
Do I qualify to file in Minnesota?
Either you or your spouse must have lived in Minnesota, been domiciled here, or been stationed here with the armed forces for at least 180 days immediately before the case starts, which is when your spouse is served or when you both sign a joint petition. A narrow exception applies to some nonresident couples who married in Minnesota. You file in the district court of the county where either of you lives. If you don't know where your spouse is, the court's permission for alternate service is needed first, and this self-help packet doesn't cover that.
What if my spouse stops agreeing partway through?
Then the case is no longer uncontested, and self-help paperwork stops being the right tool. Minnesota's forms include answer and counterpetition documents for a spouse who wants the court to decide something, and our interviews warn you the moment an answer signals a contested issue. If you can't get back to agreement on every term, talk to a licensed Minnesota attorney.
We have children. What extra steps does Minnesota require?
Your packet grows substantially: the with-children joint petition covers custody, parenting time, and guideline child support, proof of both incomes is filed behind a non-public cover sheet (a financial affidavit when one spouse files alone), and the county public authority is notified when either spouse receives public assistance. The court must order parent education when you have not agreed on custody or parenting time, and it may order it in other with-children cases. The court checks your support figure against the guideline, and expect a hearing unless both of you have lawyers.
How does filing actually work in Minnesota?
Your choice of two ways. You can e-file through eFile and eServe (eFS), Minnesota's statewide electronic filing system (optional for self-represented filers, and once you choose it you stay with it for the case), or file on paper with court administration in your county. Your package includes a step-by-step walkthrough either way, and the filing fee or the fee-waiver affidavit goes in with the filing.
Can I get my former name back in the divorce?
Yes. The petition asks for it and the decree makes it official, with no separate case and no separate court fee. One wrinkle: Minnesota requires notice to the prosecuting authority and a 30-day wait when a spouse restoring a name has a felony conviction, and our questionnaire covers that rare case.
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Reviewed and updated November 1, 2026. Court fees and procedures change, so always confirm the current details with your own court before you file.