Overview
When parents dispute custody or parenting time in court, Minn. Stat. § 518.157 requires that the parents attend a parenting education class. Depending on the circumstances, the judge may also order that the children attend a class.
Starting August 1, 2021, unless otherwise ordered, participation in a parent education course must begin within 30 days of the first filing in the case and prior to an Initial Case Management Conference, if one is scheduled.
The list of courses below contains links to parenting education classes approved by the State Court Administrator’s Office and all counties. Parties should keep their certificates of completion and check any recent Notices or Orders in their case to see whether they have been asked to provide the certificate to the court.
Online Parent Education
Starting August 1, 2021, unless otherwise ordered, participation in a parent education course must begin within 30 days of the first filing in the case and prior to an Initial Case Management Conference, if one is scheduled.
The list of courses below contains links to parenting education classes approved by the State Court Administrator’s Office and all counties. Parties should keep their certificates of completion and check any recent Notices or Orders in their case to see whether they have been asked to provide the certificate to the court.
Course Offerings:
Online Parent Education
- Bridging Parental Conflict (offered live online or on self-paced video)
- Children In Between
- Co-Parenting into the Future (Disponible en Español)
- Happy Co-Parenting – Jacob’s Ladder Parenting Program
- Impact Parent Education for Divorce and Separating parents
- Minnesota Co-Parenting (Disponible en Español)
- Minnesota Online Parenting Programs (Disponible en Español)
- Minnesota Parental Education and Family Stabilization
- Certevia Parenting and Divorce for Married and Unmarried Parents
- University of Minnesota Extension: Parents Forever
- Two Families Now (Disponible en Español)
- Able Social Services (Disponible en Español)
- 0123 A+ Parenting (Disponible en Español)
- Parents Forever Fergus Falls
- Training Resolved
In Person Parent Education
- Parent Enrichments/Parents Forever – Offered at St. Cloud YMCA
- Parenting Resource Center, Inc., Austin MN: Parents Forever