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2018 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 540 - 552 — CIVIL PROCEDURE
Chapter 540 — PARTIES TO ACTIONS
Section 540.05 — MARRIED PERSON MAY SUE OR BE SUED ALONE.
Universal Citation: MN Stat § 540.05 (2018)
540.05 MARRIED PERSON MAY SUE OR BE SUED ALONE.
In cases where the spouse, except for the marriage relation, would not be a necessary party, a married person may sue and be sued as if unmarried and without joining the spouse. If a person marries and at the same time takes a new name while a party to a pending action, the person shall thereafter be designated by the new name.
History: (9168) RL s 4056; 1987 c 49 s 13
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