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Minn. Stat. § 257.74

ADOPTION; TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS.

Known as the Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 257.01 to 257.75 (51 sections).

1980 c 589 s 24; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 6 s 39; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 61

Subdivision 1. Notification of father.

If a mother relinquishes or proposes to relinquish for adoption a child who has:

(1) a presumed father under section 257.55, subdivision 1 ;

(2) a father whose relationship to the child has been determined by a court or established under section 257.75 ; or

(3) a father as to whom the child is a legitimate child under prior law of this state or under the law of another jurisdiction,

the father shall be given notice of the adoption proceeding as provided in section 259.49 .

Subd. 2. No father.

If a mother relinquishes or proposes to relinquish for adoption a child who does not have:

(1) a presumed father under section 257.55, subdivision 1 ;

(2) a father whose relationship to the child has been determined by a court; or

(3) a father as to whom the child is a legitimate child under prior law of this state or under the law of another jurisdiction,

notice of the adoption proceeding shall be given as required by section 259.49 .

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.