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Rule 54 - PETITION - PERMANENCY OR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Rule 54.04 - Amendment

Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 54.04

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Rule 54.04 - Amendment
Subd.1. Prior to Trial. The petition may be amended at any time prior to the commencement of the trial. The petitioner shall provide written or on-the-record notice of the amendment to all parties and participants. When the petition is amended, the court shall grant all other parties sufficient time to respond to the amendment.
Subd. 2. After Trial Begins. The petition may be amended after the trial has commenced if the court finds that the amendment does not prejudice a party and all parties are given sufficient time to respond to the proposed amendment.

Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 54.04

Amended 9/1/2019.

2019 Advisory Committee Comment

Rule 54 is added in 2019 as part of a revision of the Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure. The rule is the counterpart to Rule 45 for permanency and termination of parental rights matters.

The pre-2019 rules had provisions allowing a petitioner to restrict public access to a name or address if disclosure would endanger a person. This issue is now addressed in Rule 8.04.