Minnesota requires both parents to complete a Parent Education Program in divorce and contested custody cases under Minn. Stat. § 518.157. The statute mandates that courts "shall order the parents of a minor child to attend or take online" this education program that meets Minnesota Supreme Court standards.
Our class covers all required content topics including child development, co-parenting skills, conflict resolution, and Minnesota's judicial process. Online completion is explicitly authorized by statute. The 2021 amendment added "or take online" to the mandatory attendance requirement. You can complete the full program online at your own pace.
Both parents must complete separate programs within the timeframe set by your court order. Upon completion, you'll receive an instant certificate approved by Minnesota courts statewide under the state's controlled approval system.
Minnesota sets a higher standard than most states. Completing both of our classes, the Co-Parenting Class and the Parenting Class together (available as the Complete Bundle), satisfies the statute's requirement, with every lesson signed and your completion documented in a record courts verify online in seconds.
Under Minn. Stat. § 518.157, Minnesota courts must order parent education in contested custody cases, and order it in other proceedings involving children. Every family case summons includes notice of this requirement per § 518.091.
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