Minnesota
Categorical Right To Counsel
Discretionary Appointment Of Counsel
Right Or Appointment Is Qualified
No Such Proceeding
No Authorization, But Relevant Materials
Other
Qualified
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Accused Parents
Legislation
Key Development
May 21, 2024
Minnesota enacts law to protect Black families
Minnesota has finally enacted the "Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act."
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Key Development
May 20, 2024
Minnesota strengthens right to counsel for Indian custodians and parents of Indian children
An indigent parent or parents or Indian custodians have the right to counsel in any state child placement matter.
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Key Development
August 3, 2021
Minnesota makes parent counsel mandatory in abuse/neglect cases
A 2021 bill changed the law such that appointment of counsel for parents in abuse/neglect cases is mandatory, not discretionary.
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Qualified
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Children
Legislation
Key Development
May 20, 2024
Minnesota passes bill strengthening right to counsel for Indian children
Indian children in any state child placement proceeding have the right to counsel if they are 10 years of age or older.
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Key Development
June 1, 2017
Minnesota passes bill strengthening child's right to counsel
A 2017 bill strengthened the right to appointed counsel for Minnesota children 10 and over in abuse and TPR cases.
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Doesn't Affect
All Basic Human Needs
Miscellaneous
November 20, 2018
NCCRC Coordinator delivers keynote speech in Minnesota
NCCRC Coordinator John Pollock delivered a keynote speech on right to counsel to an audience of 400 people in Minnesota in November.
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Court Rule or Initiative
November 21, 2014
Minnesota Supreme Court essay contest focuses on civil right to counsel
The Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society's 2014 essay contest for high school students was about civil right to counsel.
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Doesn't Affect
Forfeiture (incomplete)
Categorical
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Adults - Protected Person
Legislation
Key Development
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for the proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding.
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Qualified
Housing - Evictions
Legislation
Key Development
October 11, 2021
Minneapolis is 12th city to guarantee counsel for tenants
Minneapolis has enacted an ordinance providing a right to counsel for low-income tenants facing eviciton.
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Key Development
May 19, 2023
Minnesota creates limited statewide tenant right to counsel
A bill enacted in 2023 provides a right to counsel for public housing tenants threatened with eviction for an alleged breach of lease.
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Report
Key Development
December 8, 2018
Report: Hennepin County MN tenants w/rep 2x more likely to stay in homes
A report on tenant representation Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid found that tenants experienced far better outcomes with counsel.
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Categorical
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Birth Parents
Legislation
Key Development
June 29, 2021
Right to counsel
Indigent parents in termination of parental rights cases have the right to counsel, and counsel shall be appointed if the parent desires.
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Qualified
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Children
Legislation
Key Development
June 1, 2017
Minnesota passes bill strengthening child's right to counsel
A 2017 bill strengthened the right to appointed counsel for Minnesota children 10 and over in abuse and TPR cases.
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Qualified
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Accused Parents
Qualified
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Children
No Such Proceeding
Adult Protective Proceedings - Protected Person
Qualified
All Basic Human Needs
Qualified
Bypass of Parental Input into Abortion - Minor (Pre-Dobbs)
Categorical
Civil Commitment
Categorical
Civil Contempt in Family Court
Categorical
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Adults - Protected Person
Qualified
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Children - Child (incomplete)
No Such Proceeding
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Children - Parent or Guardian
Qualified
Housing - Evictions
Categorical
Involuntary Medical Treatment (incomplete)
Qualified
Parentage - Defendant/Respondent
Categorical
Parentage - Petitioner or Child
Categorical
Quarantine/Isolation
Categorical
Sexually Dangerous Persons - Commitment
Categorical
Sterilization
Qualified
Termination of Parental Rights (Private) - Birth Parents
Discretionary
Termination of Parental Rights (Private) - Children
Categorical
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Birth Parents
Qualified
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Children
Qualified