Minnesota Guide & File

Minnesota Guide & File is a free online interview tool provided by the Minnesota Judicial Branch (MJB).  There are currently 9 question-and-answer interviews to help you fill out the MJB court forms needed:

• To start a Conciliation Court case;
• To start a Divorce case (for all divorce types);
• To start an Eviction case;
• To create an Eviction Answer;
• To file an Affidavit of Service in your Conciliation Court or Eviction case;
• To ask for a Harassment Restraining Order;
• To ask for an Order for Protection;
  
• To Request an Attorney - Juvenile Protection Case; and 
  
• To Request a Fee Waiver.

Start a Guide & File Interview.

At the end of a Guide & File interview, most users have three options:

• File the forms electronically (eFile);
• Print the forms, then file the paper forms at a courthouse; or
• Print the forms, then file electronically through the eFS System.

Minnesota Guide & File will also give you Next Steps instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works. The Next Steps are also available on the Guide & File Tools & Resources tab.