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Court

Minnesota Unified County

Minnesota

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Case Information

Filed 2022-07-21
Status Closed
Type Paternity
Docket 30 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Gonzalez, Mercedes Kay|Watonwan County
Defendant Spidahl, James Earl
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Judge

Hon. Nelson, Jan Craig

Brown County (MN)

Minnesota

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Docket Entries

  1. Summons Index # 1
  2. Complaint-Family Index # 2
  3. Supporting Affidavit of Child Support Officer Index # 3
  4. Notice of Department of Employment and Economic Development Index # 4
  5. Confidential Information Form 11.1 personal information Index # 5
  6. Certificate of Representation Index # 6
  7. Financial Affidavit for Child Support Index # 7
  8. Certify Personal Service Index # 8
  9. Certify Personal Service Index # 9
  10. Expedited Process
  11. Documents Gonzalez, Mercedes Kay Served 07/15/2022 Spidahl, James Earl Served 07/18/2022
  12. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 10
  13. e-Service Watonwan County Served 07/22/2022
  14. e-Service Watonwan County Served 07/22/2022
  15. Hearing (1:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Nelson, Jan Craig) Result: Held On the Record
  16. Hearing Held Remote
  17. Taken Under Advisement Index # 11 (Judicial Officer: Nelson, Jan Craig )
  18. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 12
  19. e-Service Watonwan County Served 08/08/2022
  20. e-Service Watonwan County Served 08/08/2022
  21. Order for Genetic Testing Index # 13 (Judicial Officer: Nelson, Jan Craig )
  22. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 14
  23. Genetic Test Report Index # 15
  24. e-Service Watonwan County Served 09/19/2022
  25. Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Nelson, Jan Craig) Result: Held On the Record
  26. Hearing Held Remote
  27. Taken Under Advisement Index # 16 (Judicial Officer: Nelson, Jan Craig )
  28. Order Establishing Paternity Index # 17 (Judicial Officer: Nelson, Jan Craig )
  29. Judgment of Paternity Index # 18
  30. Notice of Filing of Order and Entry of Judgment Index # 19

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