Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 519.06 (2026)

Contracts Between Spouses

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No contract between spouses relative to the real estate of either, or any interest therein, shall be valid, except as provided in section 500.19, subdivisions 4 and 5; but, in relation to all other subjects, either may contract with the other. A spouse may appoint the other as an attorney-in-fact with respect to all property of the principal, or any interest in the property, whether real, personal, or mixed. Use of a power of attorney is subject to section 518.58, subdivision 1a. In all cases where the rights of creditors or purchasers in good faith come in question, each spouse shall be held to have notice of the contracts and debts of the other as fully as if a party thereto.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1952–2011 · leading case: Dvorak v. Maring, 285 N.W.2d 675 (Minn. 1979).

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Dvorak v. Maring, 285 N.W.2d 675 (Minn. 1979). · cites it 4× “The rationale for this rule is that Minn.Stat. § 519.06 (1978), 2 which precludes one spouse from acting as the agent of the other in the sale of real estate, prevents a spouse from ratifying a land sale contract signed by the other spouse, since the spouse cannot ratify an act…”

Manderfeld v. Krovitz, 539 N.W.2d 802 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 6× “2 It is conceivable that the jury imputed knowledge of the option contract to Frances Krovitz due to a misapprehension of Minn.Stat. § 519.06 (1994). The statute provides, in relevant part: In all cases where the rights of creditors or purchasers in good faith come in question,…”

Ofor v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 649 F.3d 808 (8th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “7, 2006) (unpublished opinion) (citing Minn.Stat. § 519.06). “A conveyance of the homestead requires signatures of both spouses, and ‘[a] spouse’s signature may be made by the spouse’s duly appointed attorney-in-fact.”

Joel Karnitz v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 572 F.3d 572 (8th Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “1979) (explaining that "there cannot be a ratification of a contract for the sale of a homestead that is void due to the lack of a spouse's signature" because of the interplay with Minn. Stat. § 519.06 concerning when a spouse can and cannot act as the other spouse's agent).”

Marriage of Schreck v. Schreck, 445 N.W.2d 861 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 519.06 (1986). Thus, appellant contends the trial court erred in making an award varying from the agreement.”

Blackowiak v. Mielke, 692 N.W.2d 897 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 6× “19, subdivision[ ] 4.” The cross-referenced section provides as follows: Subd.”

Van Slyke v. Kelm, 107 F. Supp. 229 (D. Minnesota 1952). “31 Minnesota Statutes Annotated, § 519.06. Transcript of the proceedings at trial show that plaintiffs rested, and thereupon counsel for defendant, among other things, said: “I think Mr.”

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