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- 1 - STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No. , Petitioner,ANSW ER T O PETITION FOR LEGAL AND SEPARATION AND COUNTER-PETITION , Respondent, For A nsw er t o t h e P etitio n h ere in , R esp onden t s ta te s: I. E xcep t a s h ere in afte r a d m itte d o r q ualif ie d , d en ie s e ach a n d e v ery a lle g atio n t h ere in . II. A dm its t h e a lle g atio n s c o nta in ed i n p ara g ra p hs . I II. R esp onden t is w ith o ut s u ffic ie n t in fo rm atio n to f o rm a b elie f a s to th e tr u th o r f a ls ity o f th e alle g atio ns c o nta in ed i n p ara g ra p h(s ) . I V . Specif ic ally d en ie s th e alle g atio ns o f p ara g ra p h(s ) , an d p uts P etitio ner to str ic t p ro of th ere o f. V . A dm its th e R esp on den t is th e o w ner o f c erta in lif e in su ra n ce p olic ie s b ut d en ie s th at a n y su bsta n tia l c ash v alu e e x is ts i n t h e s a m e. - 2 - WHER EFO RE, R esp onden t p ra y s t h at t h e P etitio n b e d is m is se d a n d t h at R esp onden t b e aw ard ed c o sts h ere in ; f u rth erm ore , t h at t h e C ourt g ra n t r e lie f a s p ra y ed f o r i n R esp onden t's C ounte r Pe titio n h ere in b elo w s ta te d . C O UNTER P E TIT IO N For C ounte r P etitio n f o r d is so lu tio n o f m arria g e r e la tio nsh ip , R esp onden t s ta te s: I. T hat th e tr u e a n d c o rre ct n am e o f th e P etitio ner is _ __________________ , w ho w as b orn on th e _ __ d ay o f _ ______ , 2 0_ __, a n d w ho is p re se n tly _ __ y ears o f a g e. P etitio ner re sid es a t __ _____ _______________ ______ . P etitio ner's S ocia l S ecu rity n um ber i s _ __________________. Pe titio ner i s r e p re se n te d i n t h is p ro ceed in g b y , . II. T he t r u e a n d c o rre ct n am e o f t h e R esp onden t i s _ __________________ , w ho w as b orn o n th e _ __ d ay o f _ ______ , 2 0_ __, a n d w ho i s p re se n tly _ __ y ears o f a g e. R esp onden t r e sid es a t __ _____ _______________ ______. R esp onden t's S ocia l S ecu rity n um ber i s __ _____ ____________ . R esp onden t i s r e p re se n te d i n t h is p ro ceed in g b y _______ _______________ ______, _ ___________________________, M in neso ta _ _____. III. P etitio ner's re sid en ce in th e S ta te o f M in neso ta h as b een c o ntin uous fo r n ot le ss th an 1 80 day s im m ed ia te ly p re ced in g c o m men cem en t o f th is p ro ceed in g fo r d is so lu tio n. P etitio ner a t th e pre se n t t im e i s a r e sid en t o f _ ____________ C ounty , M in neso ta .R esp onden t re sid ed in th is sta te fo r not le ss th an 180 day s im med ia te ly prio r to com men cem en t o f th is p ro ceed in g fo r d is so lu tio n. Resp onden t at th e p re se n t tim e re sid es in _______ ______ C ounty , M in neso ta .T hat P etitio ner h as b een a m em ber o f t h e A rm ed F orc es a n d h as b een s ta tio ned i n t h is s ta te fo r n ot l e ss t h an 1 80 d ay s i m med ia te ly p re ced in g c o m men cem en t o f t h is p ro ceed in g f o r d is so lu tio n.T hat P etitio ner h as b een a d om ic ilia ry o f t h is s ta te f o r n ot l e ss t h an 1 80 d ay s i m med ia te ly pre ced in g c o m men cem en t o f t h is p ro ceed in g f o r d is so lu tio n. - 3 - IV . The p artie s w ere d u ly m arrie d e ach t o t h e o th er o n t h e _ __ d ay o f _ ______, 2 0_ __, a t __ _____ , _ ____________ C ounty , _ ____________, a n d e v er s in ce s a id d ate h av e b een a n d n ow are w if e a n d h usb an d. V . A s is su e o f th e p artie s th ere h av e b een b orn th e fo llo w in g c h ild re n , n ow in th eir m in ority , wh ose n am es a n d d ate s o f b ir th a re a s f o llo w s: _ _______________ ,_ ____________ b orn , _ ___ _________ag e ,_ _______________ ,_ ____________ b orn , _ ___ _________ a g e . T his C ourt h as j u ris d ic tio n o ver t h e c u sto dy s ta tu s o f s a id m in or c h ild re n a n d P etitio ner be lie v es i n g ood f a ith t h at t h ere i s n o q uestio n o f j u ris d ic tio n o ver t h e c u sto dy s ta tu s h ere in u nder Min n. S ta t. § 518A .0 l t o § 518 .A .0 25.T hat th e P etitio ner/t h e R esp onden t/b oth p artie s a re th e f it a n d p ro per p ers o ns to b e a w ard ed the s o le /jo in t le g al c u sto dy o f th e m in or c h ild re n . T hat th e P etitio ner/th e R esp onden t/b oth p artie s are t h e f it a n d p ro per p ers o ns t o b e a w ard ed t h e s o le /jo in t p hysic al c u sto dy o f t h e m in or c h ild re n .T here i s n o m in or i s su e o f t h e p artie s' m arria g e.A ll c h ild re n o f t h e p artie s' m arria g e a re e m an cip ate d .T he P etitio ner/R esp onden t i s p re g nan t a n d t h e e x pecte d d ate o f b ir th i s .T he P etitio ner/R esp onden t i s n ot n ow p re g nan t. V I. T his i s a p ro ceed in g f o r d is so lu tio n o f m arria g e r e la tio nsh ip . T here h as b een a n i r re tr ie v ab le bre ak dow n o f t h e m arria g e r e la tio nsh ip o f t h e p artie s.T his is a p ro ceed in g fo r a le g al se p ara tio n. That th ere is a n eed fo r a d ecre e o f le g al se p ara tio n. V II. - 4 - No s e p ara te p ro ceed in g f o r d is so lu tio n o f m arria g e r e la tio nsh ip , l e g al s e p ara tio n o r c u sto dy has b een c o m men ced b y e it h er P etitio ner o r R esp onden t i n t h is o r a n y o th er j u ris d ic tio n a n d n o s u ch sep ara te p ro ceed in g i s p en din g. V III. N eith er p arty h ere to i s i n t h e M ilita ry S erv ic e o f t h e U nite d S ta te s._ ____________ is a m em ber o f th e m ilita ry s e rv ic e o f th e U nite d S ta te s a t th e tim e th is pro ceed in g i s c o m men ced . IX . The p artie s h ere to a re t h e o w ners o f t h e f o llo w in g r e al p ro perty , h eld i n t h e f o llo w in g man ner:H om este ad . T he p re m is e s l o cate d a t _ ________ ____, C ounty o f _ ____________, S ta te o f Min neso ta , a n d l e g ally d esc rib ed a s: S aid p re m is e s a re h eld ( in j o in t t e n an cy ) ( in t h e n am e o f _ ____________) ( b y t h e p artie s a s t e n an ts in c o m mon), a n d a re ( e n cu m bere d b y a m ortg ag e) ( u nen cu m bere d ) i n t h e a m ount o f a p pro xim ate ly $______ _______ . A m ark et v alu atio n n eed s t o b e p erfo rm ed t o d ete rm in e t h e m ark et v alu e. T hat t h e P etitio ner/R esp onden t h as a n on-m arita l i n te re st i n s a id r e al p ro perty .C ondom in iu m /L an d/c ab in . ( S ee l a n guag e f o r h om este ad ) X . That t h e p artie s h ere to a re t h e o w ners o f n orm al h o use h old g oods, f u rn is h in gs a n d o th er pe rs o nal p ro perty s itu ate d i n a n d a b out t h e h om este ad o f t h e p artie s, a n d i n a d ditio n a re o w ners o f th e f o llo w in g m oto r v eh ic le s a n d r e cre atio nal v eh ic le s a n d e q uip m en t a n d o th er p ers o nal p ro perty , ti t le t h ere to b ein g a s i n dic ate d b elo w , a n d s u bje ct t o t h e e n cu m bra n ces i n dic ate d : X I. T he p artie s h av e t h e f o llo w in g u nse cu re d d eb ts : - 5 - T he p artie s h av e i n cu rre d i n div id ual a n d j o in t i n deb te d ness t o v ario us c re d ito rs . X II. T hat th e p artie s h ere to h av e a n in te re st e ith er jo in tly o r in div id ually in o th er p ro perty (th e id en tity a n d n atu re o f w hic h i s o th erw is e u nknow n t o R esp onden t a t t h is t im e) ( a s f o llo w s): X III. T hat t h e P etitio ner i s c u rre n tly e m plo yed ( fu ll- tim e) ( p art- tim e) b y a n d r e ceiv es t h ere fro m gro ss m onth ly i n co m e o f a p p ro xim ate ly $ ____________ _ a n d a n et m onth ly i n co m e o f ap pro xim ate ly $ _________ ____. T he P etitio ner h as a v aila b le v ario us f rin ge b en efits ( a n d v este d pen sio n a n d/o r p ro fit s h arin g r ig hts ). T he P etitio ner h as b een s o e m plo yed f o r a p pro xim ate ly y ears . Th e P etitio ner h as t h e c ap acity t o e arn a t a m in im um $ _ ____________ p er y ear.T hat t h e R esp onden t i s c u rre n tly e m plo yed ( fu ll- tim e) ( p art- tim e) b y a n d r e ceiv es t h ere fro m gro ss m onth ly i n co m e o f a p p ro xim ate ly $ ____________ _ a n d a n et m onth ly i n co m e o f ap pro xim ate ly $ _________ ____. T he R esp onden t h as a v aila b le v ario us f rin ge b en efits ( a n d v este d pen sio n a n d/o r p ro fit s h arin g r ig hts ). T he R esp onden t h as b een s o e m plo yed f o r a p pro xim ate ly ye ars . X IV . That th e lif e o f is c o vere d b y v ario us lif e in su ra n ce p olic ie s w hic h c an b e u se d f o r th e b en efit of t h e m in or c h ild re n o f t h e p artie s a n d i n w hic h t h ere i s n o c ash s u rre n der v alu es. X V. That R esp onden t re q uir e s a n a w ard o f a tto rn ey 's fe es fro m th e P etitio ner to e n ab le h im /h er to main ta in th is pre se n t pro ceed in g an d an aw ard of te m pora ry ch ild su pport (a n d/o r te m pora ry main te n an ce). A tta ch ed h ere to is R esp onden t's A pplic atio n fo r T em pora ry R elie f, m ad e a p art he re o f, a n d b y w hic h R esp o nden t s e ek s s a id te m pora ry r e lie f a s th ere in f u lly p ra y ed . R esp onden t re q uir e s a n a w ard o f p erm an en t m ain te n an ce. T hat R esp onden t s e ek s a ls o c u sto dy o f th e m in or - 6 - ch ild re n o f t h e p artie s, t e m pora ry a n d p erm an en t, a n d a n a w ard o f p erm an en t, a s w ell a s t e m pora ry , ch ild s u pport. X VI. T hat 's f o rm er s u rn am e w as , w hic h s u rn am e w is h es r e sto re d i n t h is pro ceed in g. S eek s h is /h er s u rn am e c h an ged t o .W HER EFO RE, R esp on den t p ra y s t h e J u dgm en t a n d D ecre e o f t h is C ourt g ra n tin g t h e fo llo w in g r e lie f: 1 . D is so lv in g t h e m arria g e r e la tio nsh ip o f t h e p artie s.2 . G ra n tin g to th e c u sto dy a n d c are o f th e m in or c h ild re n o f th e p artie s, s u bje ct to rig hts o f r e aso nab le v is ita tio n i n t h e .3. O rd erin g _ _____ _______ to p ay to _ ____________ , a s a n d fo r s u pport o f th e m in or ch ild re n o f t h e p artie s, t e m pora ry a n d p erm an en t, s u ch r e aso nab le s u m s a s t o t h e C ourt i s j u st.4 . O rd erin g t o p ay t o t h e _ ____________, a s a n d f o r s p ousa l m ain te n an ce, s u ch r e aso nab le su m s a s t o t h e C ourt i s j u st.5 . G ra n tin g t o t h e P etitio ner/R esp onden t h is /h er n on-m arita l p ro perty .6. G ra n tin g to th e p artie s s u ch d iv is io n o f th e p ro perty o f th e p artie s, re al, p ers o nal, a n d mix ed , a s t o t h e C ourt i s j u st i n t h e p re m is e s.7 . O rd erin g t h e P eti tio ner t o p ay t o t h e R esp onden t's a tto rn ey , a s a n d f o r a tto rn ey 's f e es a n d Co urt c o sts h ere in , s u ch r e a so nab le s u m s a s t o t h e C ourt i s j u st.8 . F or s u ch o th er a n d f u rth er r e lie f a s t o t h e C ourt i s j u st i n t h e p re m is e s. D ate d _ _ ___________ ___________________________ (N am e) (T itle )(A ddre ss)(A ddre ss)(P hone N um ber)(F ax )(E -M ail) A tto rn ey R eg . N o. - 7 - ACK NOW LED GEM EN T The u nders ig ned h ere b y ack now le d ges th at co sts , d is b urs e m en ts an d re aso nab le atto rn ey a n d w itn ess fe es m ay b e a w ard ed p urs u an t to M in n. S ta t. § 549.2 1, S ubd. 2 , to th e p arty ag ain st w hom t h e a lle g atio n s i n t h is p le ad in g a re a sse rte d . _____________________________P etitio ner/R esp onden t D ate d _ _ ___________ _____________________________ (N am e)(T itle )(A ddre ss)(A ddre ss)(P hone N um ber)(F ax )(E -M ail)A tto rn ey Reg . No. - 8 - VER IF IC A TIO N ST A TE O F M IN NESO TA ) ) s s.C O UNTY O F _ ________ ) _____________ , bein g fir s t duly sw orn on oath , dep ose s an d sa y s: That I am th e Re sp ond en t in th e a b ove c ap tio ned p ro ceed in g f o r d is so lu tio n; th at I h av e r e ad th e h ere to a tta ch ed Answ er a n d C ounte r P etiti o n a n d th e sa m e is tr u e o f m y o w n k now le d ge, e x cep t a s to m atte rs th ere in s ta te d o n i n fo rm atio n a n d b elie f, a n d, a s t o s u ch , I v erily b elie v e i t t o b e t r u e. _ _ _____ _______________ ________________ R esp onden t D a ted: _ _______________ __________ Responde nt S ub sc ribed and sworn to before met hi s _____ day of ____________, 20 _ __ .___ __ _______________ ___________N OT AR Y P UBLIC