{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-518c.204","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 518C.204","heading":"SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS IN ANOTHER STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(1) the petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n(3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\n(b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;\n(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and\n(3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 518C. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","PART B. PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE STATES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/518C.204","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"9a03d0bed68ac626722ce058e853b2c7d14f7f4f92d5ce2b1a5a2bc487cd4678","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-518c.203","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-518c.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}