Minnesota Statutes 501C.0207 – Venue
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust is as follows:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 501C.0207
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(1) in the case of a trust created by will, in the district court for (i) the county of this state where the will was probated, (ii) the county of this state where a trustee having custody of part or all of the trust assets resides or has a trust office, or (iii) the county of this state in which the trust’s principal place of administration is or will be located upon approval by the court;
(2) in the case of a nontestamentary trust, in the district court for (i) the county of this state where a trustee having custody of part or all of the trust assets resides or has a trust office, or (ii) the county of this state in which the trust’s principal place of administration is or will be located upon approval by the court; or
(3) in the case of a trust holding real property, in the district court for any county in which the real estate is situated.
(b) In the case of a trust with respect to which there have been prior court proceedings in this state, a petition under sections 501C.0201 to 501C.0206 must be filed in the court in which the prior proceedings were held, absent approval from the prior court.