2025 Session
Last amended: 1986 session
§ 518.185 — Affidavit Practice
Plain-Language Summary
Requires a parent who wants a temporary custody order or a change to custody to file a sworn statement (affidavit) explaining the facts that support the request, and to give the other parent a copy.
518.185 AFFIDAVIT PRACTICE.
A party seeking a temporary custody order or modification of a custody order shall submit together with moving papers an affidavit setting forth facts supporting the requested order or modification and shall give notice, together with a copy of the affidavit, to other parties to the proceeding, who may file opposing affidavits.
History:
1978 c 772 s 45; 1986 c 444
History: History: 1978 c 772 s 45; 1986 c 444
Practical Notes
If you are asking the court for temporary custody or a change in custody, you must file a sworn written statement explaining why. You must also send a copy to the other parent so they can respond.