In the Matter of: Ronald Jeffrey Smith v. Brian Robert Kessen

Syllabus

1. Under Minn. Stat. § 257C.03, subd. 8(b) (2022), a district court must dismiss a grandparent's petition for visitation if it finds that the grandparent cannot establish the factors for visitation under Minn. Stat. § 257C.08 (2022). 2. Under Minn. Stat. § 257C.08, subd. 2(b), the six-month waiting period imposed for grandparent-visitation motions applies to all family court proceedings listed in Minn. Stat. § 257C.08, subd. 2(a), and does not apply to a grandparent-visitation petition filed under Minn. Stat. § 257C.08, subd. 1.