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Case Information

Filed 2021-12-29
Status Closed
Type Custody
Docket 53 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Bergeland, Nancy
Defendant Bergeland, Rachael
Photo of Hon. Van Hon, Thomas W.

Judge

Hon. Van Hon, Thomas W.

Chippewa County (MN)

Minnesota

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Docket Entries

  1. Correspondence Index # 1
  2. Summons Index # 2
  3. Petition for Custody Index # 3
  4. ExParte Motion Index # 4
  5. Affidavit of Petitioner Index # 5
  6. Affidavit of Attorney Index # 6
  7. Proposed Order or Document Index # 7 (Judicial Officer: Van Hon, Thomas W. )
  8. Confidential Information Form 11.1 personal information Index # 8
  9. Affidavit of Non-Military Status Index # 9
  10. Certificate of Representation Index # 10
  11. Notice of Case Filing Index # 11
  12. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 12
  13. ExParte Order Index # 13 (Judicial Officer: Van Hon, Thomas W. )
  14. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 14
  15. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 15
  16. Hearing (3:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Helgeson, Keith) 01/03/2022 Reset by Court to 01/03/2022 Result: Held On the Record
  17. Affidavit of Service Index # 16
  18. Affidavit of Service Index # 17
  19. e-Service Bergeland, Nancy Served 01/03/2022
  20. e-Service Bergeland, Nancy Served 01/03/2022
  21. Notice of Case Filing and Assignment Index # 18 (Judicial Officer: Helgeson, Keith )
  22. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  23. Taken Under Advisement Index # 19 (Judicial Officer: Helgeson, Keith )
  24. Findings and Order Index # 20 (Judicial Officer: Helgeson, Keith )
  25. Proposed Order or Document Index # 23
  26. Affidavit of Service Index # 24
  27. e-Service Bergeland, Nancy Served 01/12/2022
  28. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 21
  29. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 22
  30. Notice of Case Reassignment Index # 25 (Judicial Officer: Van Hon, Thomas W. )
  31. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 26
  32. CANCELED Scheduling Conference (8:45 AM) (Judicial Officer Helgeson, Keith) Assigned in error
  33. Scheduling Conference (8:45 AM) (Judicial Officer Van Hon, Thomas W.) Result: Held On the Record
  34. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  35. Fail to Appear at a hearing
  36. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 27
  37. Default Hearing (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Van Hon, Thomas W.) Result: Held On the Record
  38. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  39. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 28
  40. Affidavit of Service Index # 29
  41. e-Service Bergeland, Nancy Served 06/01/2022
  42. Pre-trial (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Van Hon, Thomas W.) Result: Held On the Record
  43. Hearing Held Remote
  44. Proposed Order Due [R] (Judicial Officer: Van Hon, Thomas W. )
  45. CANCELED Court Trial (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Van Hon, Thomas W.) Other
  46. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 30
  47. Proposed Order or Document Index # 31
  48. e-Service Bergeland, Nancy Served 10/18/2022
  49. Order for Custody Index # 32 (Judicial Officer: Van Hon, Thomas W. )
  50. Judgment Index # 33
  51. Notice of Filing of Order and Entry of Judgment Index # 34
  52. Appendix A to Family Court Order Index # 35
  53. Six-Month Review Hearing Request Instructions Index # 36

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