Fill and Sign the Mn Dissolution Form

STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF             JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No.             , Petitioner, ANSWER AND COUNTER-PETITION AND       , Respondent, RESPONDENT, ______________________ , makes the following Answer to the Petition served upon [him/her] herein: 1. Except as specifically set forth below, all averments of Petitioner are denied. 2. Respondent admits that the statements of fact in paragraphs       , and       of the Petition are correct. 3. With respect to the Petition, paragraph       , 4. With respect to paragraph       , 5. With respect to paragraph       , Respondent asserts that [(s)he] is unaware of what debts Petitioner might have incurred in his/her own name since separating, but that [(s)he] is not seeking payment from Petitioner for any debts [(s)he] incurred since separation and believes no pre- separation marital debts exist. WHEREFORE Respondent now makes the following Counter-petition : I. The true and correct name, address, date of birth, age, social security number and former names of Respondent are as follows: NAME : _________________ ADDRESS : _________________ DATE OF BIRTH : _________________ AGE : _________________ SOCIAL SECURITY NO. : _________________ II. Each party should be solely responsible for payment of their won attorneys fees and costs related to this proceeding. WHEREFORE RESPONDENT PRAYS that the court may enter a decree of dissolution providing relief as follows, 1. Dissolving the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between the parties. Name Birthdate Age 2. Awarding to Petitioner and Respondent permanent joint legal custody of the parties’ minor children, namely, ____________________ 9. Ordering each party to be solely responsible for payment of their own attorneys fees and costs with respect to this proceeding. 10. Providing that Appendix A, attached, is incorporated herein by reference. Dated: Name:       - 2 - Title:       Address:       Address:       City, State, Zip:       Phone:       Fax:       E-Mail:       Attorney Reg. No.:       - 3 - VERIFICATION State of Minnesota ) ) s.s. County of ________ ) I, _______________________ , having been duly sworn upon oath, state that I am the person who makes the foregoing ANSWER AND COUNTER-PETITION for dissolution of marriage in the above-entitled proceeding; that I have read said ANSWER AND COUNTER- PETITION and know the contents thereof, and that the same is true of my own knowledge except as to those matters therein state on information and belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true. Dated: Petitioner/Respondent Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of ____________, 20___. _______________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC SECTION 549.211 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The undersigned hereby acknowledges that costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney and witness fees may be awarded pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 549.211, to the party against whom the allegations in this pleading are asserted. _______________________ Attorney for Respondent - 4 -