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Minn. Stat. § 519.02 (2026)

Property Rights

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All property, real, personal, and mixed, and all choses in action, owned by any woman at the time of her marriage, shall continue to be her separate property, notwithstanding such marriage; and any married woman, during coverture, may receive, acquire, and enjoy property of every description, and the rents, issues, and profits thereof, and all avails of her contracts and industry, free from the control of her spouse, and from any liability on account of his debts, as fully as if she were unmarried.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1956–2002 · leading case: Wells Fargo Home Mortg., Inc. v. Newton, 646 N.W.2d 888 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002).
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Wells Fargo Home Mortg., Inc. v. Newton, 646 N.W.2d 888 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 26× “Newton is not a purchase-money mortgage; (2) under Minn.Stat. § 519.02 (1998), the spousal-signature requirement in Minn.”
Abrahamson v. Abrahamson, 613 N.W.2d 418 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 20× “The district court granted the motion, reasoning that under Minn. Stat. § 519.02 , Beatrice Abrahamson could not be divested of her joint interest in the property in consideration for partial satisfaction of her husband’s personal debt.”
Manderfeld v. Krovitz, 539 N.W.2d 802 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “Although the above analysis is dispositive of this case, we feel compelled to respond to the arguments made by the parties regarding the applicability of Minn.Stat. §§ 519.02 and 519.06 (1994). 2 It is conceivable that the jury imputed knowledge of the option contract to Frances…”
In Re Marriage of Crockarell, 631 N.W.2d 829 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. §§ 519.02 (providing that a woman maintains ownership rights over property she owned at the time of the marriage), 519.”
Rindahl v. St. Louis Cnty. Welfare Bd., 437 N.W.2d 686 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “354 (1921); see also Minn.Stat. § 519.02 (1986). Because the determinative element in both decisions cited by appellant was the community property nature of the state's respective property laws, see Bowen, 815 F.”
State Bank of Pennock v. Schwenk, 395 N.W.2d 371 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). “§ 519.02. Sections 507.02, 518.54, subd. 5, and 519.”
Koenigs v. Travis, 75 N.W.2d 478 (Minn. 1956). “” Specific provisions as to property rights of any woman at the time of her marriage are contained in § 519.02. We now come to the precise question whether defendants as third-party plaintiffs can legally maintain their suit for contribution where the plaintiff and one of the…”
Ramsey Cnty. v. Crockarell, 631 N.W.2d 829 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. §§ 519.02 (providing that a woman maintains ownership rights over property she owned at the time of the marriage), 519.”
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