Minnesota § 540.09 - DESERTED SPOUSE MAY SUE AND DEFEND IN ABSENT SPOUSE'S NAME

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§ 540.09. DESERTED SPOUSE MAY SUE AND DEFEND IN ABSENT SPOUSE'S NAME

When a spouse has deserted the family, the deserted spouse may prosecute or defend, in the name of the absent spouse, any action which the absent spouse might have prosecuted or defended, and shall have the same powers and rights therein as the absent spouse might have had.

History:

(9173) RL s 4061; 1981 c 31 s 16

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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