ADOPTION; TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS.

257.74 ADOPTION; TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS. § 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. History: 1980 c 589 s 24; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 6 s 39; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 61