Overview
Find more videos on the Minnesota Judicial Branch channel on YouTube.
Conciliation Court
- Understanding Small Claims Court (1 min.)
Criminal & Traffic
- Statement of Rights - Video created by the MN Judicial Branch explaining your rights in a MN criminal court case.
- Criminal Expungement (60 min., 16 Chapters) (NOTE: The forms covered in these videos have changed due to the 2023 MN Legislative Session. The videos are still a helpful guide, but keep in mind that the forms no longer match exactly. Updated videos will be released shortly.)
- Drug Courts: Savings Money and Saving Lives (11 min.) (MN Judicial Branch & TPT-MN Channel)
Family & Juvenile Law
- How to File a Motion in Family Court
- How to File a Motion to Modify Child Support (50 min., 6 Chapters)
- How to File a Motion to Stop a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
- How to Start a Divorce in Minnesota
- In the Best Interests of Your Child - Overview of Child Protection Cases (27 min.) (Children's Justice Initiative)
- Introduction to Hennepin County Juvenile Court: What to Expect (9 min.)
- Juvenile Delinquency Process - Overview for Parents (11 min.) (Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative)
Other
- Going to Court in Minnesota (27 min.) (English, Hmong, Somali, Spanish, and for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Video Guide to Administrative Hearings (8 min.) (MN Office of Administrative Hearings) (state agency is separate from the Minnesota Judicial Branch)
- Guardianship Orientation Video
- Conservatorship Orientation Video
- Information about Self Help Centers (7 min.)
- Legal Language 101 - General overview of legal terminology (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- Navigating the Court System Without a Lawyer - General overview of going to court (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- Filing Motions - General overview of a motion and the motion filing process (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- Legal Advice vs. Legal Information (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- The who, what, when, where and how of state courts (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- Understanding the Difference Between Civil and Criminal Cases (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- Understanding Court Papers: What to Do After Being Served (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- Decoding Court Jargon: Understanding Common Procedural Terms (Video from the National Center for State Courts)
- Harassment Court Procedure (6 mins.) (Created for Hennepin County District Court). Also available in Spanish.