Anoka (Tenth District)
In Anoka County, all new relevant family law cases are scheduled for an Initial Case Management Conference (ICMC) and enter the Early Case Management process with access to Early Neutral Evaluations. Anoka County uses the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to schedule ENEs during ICMCs.
Moderated Settlement Conferences (MSCs) are available in Anoka County in cases that have not settled that are already close to their trial date. The MSC Roster is available in PASS.
Program Description (ENE)
Program Description (MSC)
Resources
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Big Stone (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Big Stone County, please contact Big Stone Court Administration at (
320) 849-7005.
Carver (First District)
Carver County uses the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) in Initial Case Management Conferences. Parties may preview rosters and provider schedules using the links below. If parties opt into Early Neutral Evaluations, the Social Early Neutral Evaluator (SENE) or Financial Early Neutral Evaluator (FENE) providers will be selected and the date, time, and location of the SENE or FENE will be scheduled in the courtroom during the ICMC. Please bring your calendars with you to the Initial Case Management Conference (ICMC).
Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) in Family Cases
All counties in the 1
st Judicial District will be participating in the Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) Program. RETR is a temporary program to facilitate case management during the COVID-19 Emergency. RETR is a Minn. R. Gen. Prac. 114.02(a) (10) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process.
This program permits the parties to retain a third party to provide binding ADR services to resolve temporary relief issues in family cases. The process is truncated in at least three ways: volume of submissions, time limits on the process, and deadlines. RETR follows the Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE)/ Moderated Settlement Conferences (MSC) model for fees and includes a four hour flat fee rate charged by the ADR provider. To participate review
RETR program information and file
Stipulation and Order for RETR.
Resources
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Chippewa (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Chippewa County, please contact Chippewa County Court Administration at (320) 269-7774
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Dakota (First District)
Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search Dakota County's ENE Provider Rosters. Dakota houses its rosters in PASS but does not use PASS for scheduling.
Resources
Moderated Settlement Conference (MSC) Program
Evaluative Mediation Program (EMP)
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Dodge (Third District)
Use the Provider Availability and Resource System (PASS) to search Dodge County's ENE rosters.
Resources
For more information on the Dodge County Program please contact Dodge County Court Administration at (507) 635-6260.
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Fillmore (Third District)
Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search Fillmore County's ENE rosters.
Resources
For more information on Fillmore County's ECM/ENE Program, contact Fillmore County Court Administration at (507) 765-3356.
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Freeborn (Third District)
Freeborn County does not have a court-sponsored ECM or ENE Program. However, ENE is available through the Equal Access ENE Program. ENE is available through the Equal Access ENE Program. Equal Access providers use the Equal Access Fee Scale in this county. Interested parties must contact the ENE providers directly to set up services.
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Grant (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Grant County, please contact Grant County Court Administration at (218) 685-7675.
Houston (Third District)
For more information on the Houston County's Initial Case Management Conferences (ICMC), please contact Houston County Court Administration at (507) 725-5806.
ENE is available through the Equal Access ENE Program. Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search the provider rosters. Equal Access providers use the Equal Access Fee Scale in this county. Interested parties must contact the ENE providers directly to set up services.
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Kandiyohi (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Kandiyohi County, please contact Kandiyohi County Court Administration at (
320) 231-6206.
Lac Qui Parle (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Lac Qui Parle County, please contact Lac Qui Parle County Court Administration at (
320) 295-4000.
Le Sueur (First District)
Le Sueur County does not have a court-sponsored ECM or ENE Program. However, ENE is available through the Equal Access ENE Program. Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search the provider rosters. Equal Access providers use the Equal Access Fee Scale in this county. Interested parties must contact the ENE providers directly to set up services.
Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) in Family Cases
All counties in the 1
st Judicial District will be participating in the Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) Program. RETR is a temporary program to facilitate case management during the COVID-19 Emergency. RETR is a Minn. R. Gen. Prac. 114.02(a) (10) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process.
This program permits the parties to retain a third party to provide binding ADR services to resolve temporary relief issues in family cases. The process is truncated in at least three ways: volume of submissions, time limits on the process, and deadlines. RETR follows the Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE)/ Moderated Settlement Conferences (MSC) model for fees and includes a four hour flat fee rate charged by the ADR provider. To participate review
RETR program information and file
Stipulation and Order for RETR.
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McLeod (First District)
Program Description (Printable Program Brochure)
Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search the McLeod ENE rosters.
Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) in Family Cases
All counties in the 1st Judicial District will be participating in the Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) Program. RETR is a temporary program to facilitate case management during the COVID-19 Emergency. RETR is a Minn. R. Gen. Prac. 114.02(a) (10) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process.
This program permits the parties to retain a third party to provide binding ADR services to resolve temporary relief issues in family cases. The process is truncated in at least three ways: volume of submissions, time limits on the process, and deadlines. RETR follows the Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE)/ Moderated Settlement Conferences (MSC) model for fees and includes a four hour flat fee rate charged by the ADR provider. To participate review RETR program information and file Stipulation and Order for RETR.
Resources
For information on the McLeod-Sibley Combined ENE Program please contact court administration, (320) 864-1281.
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Meeker (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Meeker County, please contact Meeker County Court Administration at (320) 535-6015.
Mower (Third District)
Mower County does not have a court-sponsored ECM or ENE Program. However, ENE is available through the Equal Access ENE Program. Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search the provider rosters. Equal Access providers use the Equal Access Fee Scale in this county. Interested parties must contact the ENE providers directly to set up services.
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Olmsted (Third District)
In Olmsted, all relevant new family law cases are scheduled for an Initial Case Management Conference (ICMC) and enter the Early Case Management (ECM) process with access to Early Neutral Evaluations (ENEs). All post-decree and post-custody/post-paternity determination motions are included in the Post-Judgment Case Management (PJCM) pilot program and scheduled for a Post-Judgment Case Management Telephone Conference.
Early Case Management (ECM) Resources
These resources are designed to assist you in becoming more familiar with the Olmsted County Early Neutral Case Management Program (ECM). The ICMC Data Sheet is a form that must be completed and delivered to the court before the Initial Case Management Conference (ICMC). It should not be filed or eFiled. The other documents contain more detailed information about the ECM program.
Post-Judgment Case Management Program (PJCM) Resources
These resources are designed to assist you in becoming more familiar with the Olmsted County Post-Judgment Case Management Program (PJCM). The PJCM Certificate of Representation is a form that must be completed, filed, and served before a Post-Judgment Motion hearing and PJCM telephone conference can be scheduled. The other documents contain more detailed information about the PJCM program.
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Pope (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Pope County, please contact Pope County Court Administration at (320) 424-7170.
Ramsey (Second District)
Resources
Listed below are forms that are designed to assist you in becoming more familiar with ECM in Ramsey County. The Initial Case Conference (ICMC) Data Sheet is a form that must be completed, submitted to the court and served at least three (3) business days before your scheduled Initial Case Management Conference. This information is for use at the ICMC only and is not evidence for purposes of a trial. The other forms contain more detailed information about ENE and its costs.
Attorneys: ICMC data sheets should be submitted to the assigned judicial officer by email to the email address boxes that have been set up for each judicial unit. This is the ONLY exception to the mandate that pleadings be filed electronically:
eFiling Business Process.
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Renville (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Renville County, please contact Renville County Court Administration at (320) 523-3680.
Scott (First District)
Scott County uses the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) in Initial Case Management Conferences (ICMCs). Parties may preview rosters and provider schedules using the links below. If parties opt into Early Neutral Evaluations, the Social Early Neutral Evaluation (SENE) or Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE) providers will be selected and the date, time, and location of the SENE or FENE will be scheduled in the courtroom during the ICMC. Please bring your calendars with you to the ICMC.
Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) in Family Cases
All counties in the 1
st Judicial District will be participating in the Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) Program. RETR is a temporary program to facilitate case management during the COVID-19 Emergency. RETR is a Minn. R. Gen. Prac. 114.02(a) (10) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process.
This program permits the parties to retain a third party to provide binding ADR services to resolve temporary relief issues in family cases. The process is truncated in at least three ways: volume of submissions, time limits on the process, and deadlines. RETR follows the Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE)/ Moderated Settlement Conferences (MSC) model for fees and includes a four hour flat fee rate charged by the ADR provider. To participate review
RETR program information and file
Stipulation and Order for RETR.
Resources
Email the ENE/ECM program »
Sherburne (Tenth District)
In Sherburne County, all new relevant family law cases are scheduled for an Initial Case Management Conference (ICMC) and enter the Early Case Management process with access to Early Neutral Evaluations (ENEs). Sherburne County uses the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to schedule ENEs during ICMCs.
Moderated Settlement Conferences (MSCs) are available in Sherburne County in cases that have not settled that are already close to their trial date.
Program Description (ENE)
Program Description (MSC)
Resources
Email the ENE/ECM program »
Sibley (First District)
Program Description (Printable Program Brochure)
Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search the Sibley ENE Rosters.
Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) in Family Cases
All counties in the 1st Judicial District will be participating in the Remote Expedited Temporary Relief (RETR) Program. RETR is a temporary program to facilitate case management during the COVID-19 Emergency. RETR is a Minn. R. Gen. Prac. 114.02(a) (10) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process.
This program permits the parties to retain a third party to provide binding ADR services to resolve temporary relief issues in family cases. The process is truncated in at least three ways: volume of submissions, time limits on the process, and deadlines. RETR follows the Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE)/ Moderated Settlement Conferences (MSC) model for fees and includes a four hour flat fee rate charged by the ADR provider. To participate review RETR program information and file Stipulation and Order for RETR.
Resources
For information on the McLeod-Sibley Combined ENE Program please contact court administration at (507) 237-4051.
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Steele (Third District)
Steele County does not have a court-sponsored ECM or ENE Program. However, ENE is available through the Equal Access ENE Program. Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search the provider rosters. Equal Access providers use the Equal Access Fee Scale in this county. Interested parties must contact the ENE providers directly to set up services.
Email the ENE/ECM program »
Stevens (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Stevens County, please contact Stevens County Court Administration at (320) 349-7010.
Swift (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Swift County, please contact Swift County Court Administration at (320) 843-2744.
Traverse (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Traverse County, please contact Traverse County Court Administration at (320) 422-6010.
Wabasha (Third District)
Wabasha County does not have a court-sponsored ECM or ENE Program. However, ENE is available through the Equal Access ENE Program. Use the Provider Availability and Scheduling System (PASS) to search the provider rosters. Equal Access providers use the Equal Access Fee Scale in this county. Interested parties must contact the ENE providers directly to set up services.
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Wilkin (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Wilkin County, please contact Wilkin County Court Administration at (218) 517-6020.
Yellow Medicine (Eighth District)
Resources
For information specific to Yellow Medicine County, please contact Yellow Medicine County Court Administration at (320) 722-7002.