{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257.61","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 257.61","heading":"PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS.","body":"As soon as practicable, after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship has been brought, a pretrial hearing shall be held in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. The public shall be barred from the hearing. A record of the proceeding or any portion thereof shall be kept if any party requests, or the court so orders.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 257. CHILDREN; CUSTODY, LEGITIMACY","PARENTAGE ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/257.61","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:39Z","sha256":"b0540107f994244f963e0d13365e9aa87787d077e3fce4f4f04249dbb65a7589","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257.60","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}