Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 371.13
If a written answer has not been served and filed by a noninitiating party and that party fails to appear at the hearing, the matter shall be heard and an order shall be issued by the child support magistrate. When the complaint, motion, or supporting affidavit contains specific requests for relief on the issue of custody, parenting time, or the legal name of the child, and proper service has been made upon all parties, the child support magistrate may grant such relief when a noninitiating party fails to appear at the hearing.
Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 371.13
Advisory Committee Comment
Minnesota Statues § 257.651 (2000) provides that if the alleged father fails to appear at a hearing after service duly made and proved, the court may issue an order. The Committee also intends that the court may issue an order if the mother fails to appear after service duly made and proved.
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