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HF5065 • 2026

Study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Scott
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

What This Bill Does

  • Study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Official Summary Text

Study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to family law; appropriating money for a study on child custody and

parenting time cases in the judicial system; requiring a report.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA CHILD CUSTODY COURT FILE

STUDY.
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(a) $25,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the supreme

court for a grant to the National Parents Organization to study Minnesota child custody and

parenting time outcomes through the judicial system. The money must be used for a study

to review court files in family law cases involving:

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(1) divorce;

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(2) custody;

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(3) parenting time; and

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(4) paternity.

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(b) The National Parents Organization must submit a report that includes findings related

to the examination and analysis of the court files reviewed through the study, including

outcomes for children in custody and parenting time cases as well as suggestions for

legislation to improve outcomes for families in Minnesota to the supreme court and the

chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over

judiciary and civil law by December 31, 2026. This is a onetime appropriation.

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