Ramsey County Self-Help

Process

The Self-Help Service Center provides forms, explains processes and procedures, reviews your documents for completeness and adequacy, and provides information about other legal resources available to you.

 

Services Include

The Self-Help Service Center assists with divorce, child support, paternity, custody, and parenting time in Ramsey County cases. 

 

Services Do Not Include

The Self-Help Service Center does not assist with annulment of marriage, legal separation, or grandparent visitation issues. The Self-Help Service Center does not assist with cases in other counties. The Self-Help Service Center does not assist with Court of Appeals cases.

 

Important

The Self-Help Service Center can provide legal information, but we are not allowed to give you legal advice. We can answer general questions about court rules and procedures, define common legal words, offer you court forms and instructions, and explain what legal options you may have. We cannot recommend one legal option over another, suggest legal arguments, tell you what you should say in court or write in your paperwork, or tell you what you should do. If you are not sure what to do in your case, you should get legal advice from a lawyer.

Online

For forms that can be used in any Minnesota County District Court, visit the Get Forms page. You can fill out these forms electronically or print them out and fill them out by hand. All forms must be printed out single-sided. If you are filling out the forms by hand, please use blue or black ink.

 

In Person

The Self-Help Service Center has form packets if you are unable to print out the forms on your own. If you need to obtain blank forms, you can do so at the Juvenile and Family Justice Center, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd, Room 190, St. Paul, MN 55102. The Self-Help Service Center charges a copy fee for the form packets.

 

Forms Specific to Ramsey County District Court

Ramsey County Family District Court has forms for use specifically in Ramsey County. To use these forms in another county, you must contact that specific county court administration to confirm they will accept the form.



Summons and Complaint to Establish Paternity

Answer and Counter-Complaint to Establish Paternity

Joint Petition to Establish Custody and Parenting Time 

Stipulation and Order to Establish Custody and Parenting Time 

Default Order to Establish Custody and Parenting Time

Stipulation and Order to Modify Parenting Time 

Motion and Affidavit in Support for Temporary Relief

Order Regarding Order to Show Cause

​Admission of Service for starting a divorce case 

Admission of Service for starting a custody or paternity case 

Admission of Service for answering and motions

Application for Service by Alternate Means 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Waiver

ICMC Data Sheet

Turning In Forms

Once your forms are complete, dated, signed, and you have gathered any documents you want to file with your forms, you can email, mail, or bring in your paperwork. You can mail in or drop off your paperwork at: Self-Help Service Center, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd, Room 190, St. Paul, MN 55102. For more information about submitting your forms by email, please call (651) 266-5125 or use the Contact Us button at the top of this page.

 

Reviewing Paperwork

The Self-Help Service Center is reviewing forms remotely by phone or zoom. Self-help staff will call or email you to set up your virtual review after you turn in your paperwork. The Self-Help Service Center has limited in-person paperwork reviews. When turning in your paperwork, please let Self-Help staff know you want an in-person review and they will schedule an appointment for you.