{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257d.03","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 257D.03","heading":"JURISDICTION; PETITION.","body":"Subdivision 1. Jurisdiction.\nThe juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over all petitions for guardianship brought under this chapter.\nSubd. 2. Petition.\nAn at-risk juvenile may petition the juvenile court for the appointment of a guardian. The petition must state the name of the proposed guardian and allege that:\n(1) the appointment of a guardian is in the best interests of the at-risk juvenile;\n(2) the proposed guardian is capable and reputable;\n(3) both the petitioner and the proposed guardian agree to the appointment of a guardianship under this chapter;\n(4) reunification of the at-risk juvenile with one or both parents is not viable because of abandonment, abuse, neglect, or a similar basis that has an effect on the at-risk juvenile comparable to abandonment, abuse, or neglect under Minnesota law; and\n(5) it is not in the best interests of the at-risk juvenile to be returned to the at-risk juvenile's or at-risk juvenile's parent's previous country of nationality or last habitual residence.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 257D. GUARDIANSHIP OF AT-RISK JUVENILES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/257D.03","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:39Z","sha256":"37640810cb6e9b77cdcd5a612916dfbedbaa98d909538d49ea92dcf1b0f40ac1","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257d.02","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257d.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}