Resources

Basic Information

• Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MNCIS). At this site, you can check the status of your civil or criminal case in the Minnesota Court system. You can peform a criminal background check on an individual to determine whether the person has been convicted of a crime in the State of Minnesota.

• Minnesota Court Forms. These Court forms are provided by the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Many of the forms are available in both Microsoft Word and PDF format. Forms are available in most practice areas, including family law, restraining orders, criminal law, civil, probate, appeals and several other areas of law.

Family Law

• Minnesota Child Support Calculator

• “A Parental Guide to Making Child-Focused Parenting Time Decisions” as prepared by the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Task Force on Visitation and Child Support Enforcement Approved by the Minnesota Conference of Chief Judges, January 1999 and updated January 2001 (changed “visitation” to “parenting time” pursuant to statute)

• Minnesota child custody factors “best interest of the child factors” for determing child custody in Minnesota divorces and Minnesota child custody proceedings (2010)

• Minnesota child support guidelines (2010)

Parenting classes for Minnesota divorce and Minnesota child custody proceedings:

• Storefront Group

• Parents Forever

Business Law

Minnesota Secretary of State:

• Search the availablity of a business name

• Minnesota Assumed Names/Sole Proprietorships

• Minnesota Limited Liability Companies

• Minnesota Business Corporations, which includes both S-Corporations and C-Corporations

Internal Revenue Service:

• Application for Employer Identification Number (IRS Form SS-4)

• Election by a Small Busines Corporation (IRS Form 2553)

• Small Business Federal Tax Responsibilities (IRS Publication 4591)

• Recommended Reading for Small Businesses, which provides a list of, and links to, several IRS publications for small busineses in Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Revenue:

• Application for Minnesota Business Registration (on-line)

• Quick Start for Minnesota Business tax payers

Links to various Cities within Minnesota

Afton, Anoka, Apple Valley, Arden Hills,  Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska   Coon Rapids, Cottage Grove, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hastings, Hopkins  Inver Grove Heights, Jordan, Lakeville, Lilydale, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Marine on Saint Croix, Medina, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Minnetrista, Mora, Mounds View, New Brighton, New Hope, New Prague, Newport,  North St. Paul, Oakdale, Orono, Osseo, Pine City, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Ramsey,  Richfield, Robbinsdale, Rosemount, Roseville, St. Paul  St. Louis Park, Savage, Shakopee, Shoreview, South St. Paul, Stillwater, Waconia, Wayzata, West St. Paul, White Bear Lake,  Woodbury. 

Links to various Counties within Minnesota

Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Dakota County, Scott County, Anoka County, Washington County,

Wright County, Chisago County, Carver County, Pine County, Kanabec County

Other Law Firms and Legal Resources