Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 518.61 (2026)
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[Renumbered 518A.63]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1981–1989 · leading case: Marriage of Frederiksen v. Frederiksen, 368 N.W.2d 769 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985).
Marriage of Frederiksen v. Frederiksen, 368 N.W.2d 769 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). “The trial court created the trust under the power granted it in Minn.Stat. § 518.61 (1982): (a) Upon its own motion or upon motion of either party, the court may appoint a trustee, when it is deemed expedient, to receive any money ordered to be paid as maintenance or support…”
Head v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 449 N.W.2d 449 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). “NOTES [1] This court is unaware of any reported Minnesota case wherein an obligation to have life insurance in connection with spousal maintenance is tied to statutory authority to require security.”
Marriage of Landwehr v. Landwehr, 380 N.W.2d 136 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). “” Minn. Stat. § 518.61 allows appointment of a trustee to receive “any money ordered to be paid as maintenance or support money.”
St. George v. St. George, 304 N.W.2d 640 (Minn. 1981). “Minn.Stat. § 518.61 (1980) provides that upon the court’s own motion or the motion of either party, the court may appoint a trustee to receive money ordered to be paid as support or maintenance on behalf of the spouse entitled to receive such payments.”
Marriage of Sullivan v. Sullivan, 393 N.W.2d 521 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). “Minn.Stat. § 518.61 states in part: [T]he court may appoint a trustee * * * to receive any money ordered to be paid as maintenance or support money * * *.”
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