Court Administration is the custodian of court records filed in District Court for civil, probate, family, criminal, and juvenile cases. This office will provide assistance to access the necessary and available forms to file an action with the District Court (including for legal name changes). There are two public terminals available for self-represented litigants to access public court records and to print forms needed to file some actions with the District Court. Court Administration will help with procedural processes but cannot give legal advice. This office draws grand jurors and petit jurors.

Processes court cases filed in Jackson County and offer other legal services including: - Civil Court: cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court. - Coordination of court activities - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court): claim amounts are limited to $15,000. - Court records - Criminal state trial court: processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations. - Family Court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Fees and filing: collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds; files wills; performs Notary Public services - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: cases involving landlord/tenant (eviction process) and determining legal right to possession of property - Information on child support issues - Juvenile Court: cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaways, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses. - Marriage ceremonies - Name changes - Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office - Probate/Mental Health Court: supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency.

- Monthly CLE available to members of the Minnesota and Wisconsin State Bar - Internet access including Wi-Fi access - Photocopier and fax machine - Provides access to legal resources including statutes, legislative materials, court rules, court forms, WestLaw, regulations, ordinances, self-help materials, forms, case law, legal treatises, and encyclopedias Legal Clinic Services Civil Law Clinic: Automobile title transfer; conciliation court; consumer issues; creditor/debtor issues; default judgment, housing; housing eviction; eviction expungement; judgment collection Criminal Law Clinic: Traffic tickets, criminal process, criminal expungement, and DANCO orders Family Law Clinic: Child custody, child support, domestic abuse, marriage dissolution, name change, paternity issues, and spousal maintenance

Processes court cases filed in Yellow Medicine County for the following court offices: - Civil and family court - Conciliation court - Criminal and traffic court - Housing court - Juvenile court - Mental health court - Probate court Other court services: - Coordination of court activities and schedules court calendars. Confidential cases are not posted on the calendar. - County law enforcement records and files - Court records - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executes judgements - Jury selection - Performs civil marriage ceremonies - Stalking/Harassment Orders - Temporary Restraining Order filing office

Handles family law matters, including: - Adoption - Child support - Custody and visitation/parenting time - Designation of standby custodian - Domestic abuse/Order for Protection - Divorce - Grandparents visitation - Harassment restraining orders - Name change - Paternity

Processes court cases filed in Chisago County and offers other legal services including: - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court) - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family Court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: cases involving landlord/tenant (eviction process) and determining legal right to possession of property - Information on child support issues - Juvenile Court: cases involving children under the age of 18 - Name changes - Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office - Probate/Mental Health Court: cases concerning property belonging to deceased persons and administration of court-supervised guardianships and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated or incompetent adults

The Court Administrator is the custodian of all court records in law, equity, probate, criminal, juvenile, adoptions, small claims, and traffic. This office draws grand jurors and petit jurors. The office also provides assistance and necessary forms needed to file a petition with the court for a legal name change.

Offers a self-help center for individuals choosing to represent themselves in court: - Helps self-represented litigants locate free or low-cost legal services and programs, as well as mediation services - Provides information about the court process, practice, and procedure - Provides instructions on how to complete court forms and review filled-out forms for completeness related to a variety of court proceedings, including civil actions, conciliation court matters, criminal expungement, family law (including child support, custody, and divorce), landlord/tenant law, name changes, and more. Staff can connect individuals with services that offer legal advice and guidance; however, they are not able to provide legal advice, strategy, or research.

The court administrator is custodian of all court records in law, equity, probate, criminal, juvenile, adoptions, small claims, and traffic. In conjunction other county offices, the Clerk of Court also draws grand jurors, and petit jurors. This office provides assistance and necessary forms needed to file a petition with the court for a legal name change. Call for list of additional functions of this office.

Provides legal assistance in criminal matters from petty misdemeanors to felonies, as well as many areas of civil law. Civil Law - General - Collections - Commitment - Expungement - Garnishment - General Assistance - Housing - Landlord/Tenant - Name Change - Native American Enrollment - Public Assistance - SSI - Unemployment - Unlawful Detainer ? Civil Law - Family - Child Support - CHIPS - Custody - Dissolution - Guardianship - Harassment - Long Term Foster Care - Orders for Protection - Paternity - Termination of Parental Rights - Visitation

Opportunity for individuals to meet 1:1 with an attorney to ask questions, discuss options and get legal advice. Attorney provides one-time only legal advice during the session, and does not become the attorney representing the case. Dodge and Fillmore County Clinics Family Law Monthly Clinics - Child support - Custody - Divorce - Domestic abuse - Grandparent visitation - Harassment restraining orders - Legal separation - Orders for Protection - Name change - Parenting time/visitation - Paternity - Termination of Parental Rights - NOTE: Advice will not be offered on CHIPS matters Olmsted County Clinics Criminal Expungement Bi-Monthly Clinics - Expungement is a legal action to seal records so they are no longer seen by the public. In Minnesota, expungement is primarily used for criminal and eviction records. The Expungement clinic provided by this library deals with criminal expungements. Expungement clinics are intended to be a one-time event to assist those who are representing themselves in the courts. Expungement clinics are held in January, March, May, July, September, and November. This clinic is an opportunity for a brief advice consultation with a volunteer criminal defense attorney to ask questions about whether criminal expungement is a viable option for an individual's needs. Family Law Weekly Clinics Types of Cases: - Adoption - Child support - Custody - Divorce/dissolution - Legal separation - Maintenance - Parenting time/visitation Financial Monthly Clinics Types of Cases: - Creditor/debtor counseling - Garnishment/levy against assets (debtor side only) - How to respond to a debt-related lawsuit filed against you - NOTE: Excludes any landlord/tenant questions