Rule 44.03 - Trial ProcedureSubd. 1. Initial Procedure. At the beginning of the trial, the court shall on the record:
(a) verify the name, age, and current address of the child who is the subject of the proceeding, except as provided in Rule 20.03;(b) determine whether the Indian child's tribe has been notified, if the child has been determined to be an Indian child;(c) determine whether all parties are present and identify those present for the record;(d) determine whether any necessary biological parent, guardian, or other person from whom consent to the adoption or whose parental rights will need to be terminated is present; and(e) determine whether notice requirements have been met, and, if not, whether the affected person waives notice.Subd. 2. Order of Evidence. That trial shall proceed as follows:
(a) The parties, in the order determined by the court at the pretrial conference, may make an opening statement or may make a statement immediately before offering evidence on their own petition and the statement shall be confined to the facts expected to be proved.(b) The parties, in the order determined by the court at the pretrial conference, may offer evidence.(c) The parties, in the order determined by the court at the pretrial conference, may offer evidence in rebuttal.(d) When evidence is presented, the parties may, in the order determined by the court at the pretrial conference, cross-examine the witnesses.(e) At the conclusion of the evidence, the parties may make closing statements in the reverse order in which they presented their evidence.(f) If a written argument is to be submitted, it shall be submitted within fifteen (15) days of the conclusion of testimony, and the trial is not considered completed until the time for written arguments to be submitted has expired.