(a) In any custody or parenting time proceeding involving unmarried parents, the court shall consider and evaluate all relevant factors in section 518.17, subdivision 1, to determine the best interests of the child.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 257.025

  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(b) The fact that the parents of the child are not or were never married to each other shall not be determinative of the custody of the child.

(c) A person may seek custody of a child by filing a petition or motion pursuant to section 518.156.

(d) Section 518.619 applies to this section.