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Second Judicial District Family Court
Room 160 Ramsey County Courthouse
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul MN 55102
651-266-2842
Family Court Clerks Office, Room 160 Courthouse
Family Court Overview
Family Court oversees court cases involving family matters such as dissolutions of marriage, parenting time schedules and disputes, child custody issues, child support establishment and modification, and paternity cases.
Family Court judges, referees, and magistrates hold court hearings on these issues, and the Family Court Clerk’s Office maintains the court files and provides access to records and documents.
Family Court also provides a Self-Help Service Center where court staff provide information, referrals, forms, and other assistance for parties proceeding in their Family Court matter without an attorney. The Service Center is located in Room 126 of the Ramsey County Courthouse.
Location of Family Court
The Family Court Clerk's Office is located in Room 160 of the Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102. Courtrooms for Family Court hearings before referees and magistrates are located in Room 190 of the Courthouse. Courtrooms for Family Court hearings before judges are located at the Juvenile and Family Justice Center, 25 West 7th Streeet, St. Paul, MN. The Self-Help Service Center is located in Room 126 of the Courthouse. Office hours for the Self Help ServiceCenter are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and closed on Friday. The Family Court Clerk's office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Driving Directions to Courthouse
Driving Directions to the Juvenile and Family Justice Center
Family Court Organization
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Records and Filing Unit
The Family Court Records and Filing Unit is located in Room 160 of the Ramsey County Courthouse. Responsibilities of this unit include maintaining pemanent Family Court records, processing documents for filing within those records, responding to requests for copies and information, and collecting appropriate fees. Please see our FAQ site or call 651-266-2842 for more information.
Approximately 100,000 paper files are maintained by this unit. Other permanent files are kept in archival form either microfilmed records or imaged records. Dissolution records before 1981 are maintained by the Civil Division Records Unit, 651-266-8237.
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Child Support Unit
The Family Court Child Support Unit is located in Room 160 of the Ramsey County Courthouse. Responsibilities of this unit include processing IV-D child support matters, scheduling and holding hearings regarding those cases, and responding to requests for copies and information. Hearings within this unit are heard by child support magistrates. Please see the FAQ site and the Self-Help Service Center site or call 651-266-2842 for more information.
In 2005, over 3200 hearings were held before Ramsey County child support magistrates.
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Assignment Unit
The Assignment Unit responsibilities include scheduling and holding hearings regarding Family Court cases other than IV-D child support matters, staffing the Self-Help Service Center, and responding to requests for information. Hearings within this unit are heard by Family Court judges and referees. Please see the FAQ site and the Self-Help Service Center site or call 651-266-2898 for more information.
In 2005, over 3000 hearings were held before Ramsey County Family Court judges and referees.