Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

257.651 DEFAULT ORDER OF PARENTAGE. In an action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship under sections 257.51 to 257.74, if the alleged father fails to appear at a hearing after service duly made and proved, the court shall enter a default judgment or ord…

257.66 JUDGMENT OR ORDER. § Subdivision 1.Determinative. The judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes. § Subd. 2.New birth record. If the judgment or order of the court is at va…

257.67 ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT OR ORDER. § Subdivision 1.Who may enforce; determinations from other states. If existence of the parent and child relationship is declared, or parentage or a duty of support has been acknowledged or adjudicated under sections 257.51 to 257.74 or und…

257.68 MODIFICATION OF JUDGMENT OR ORDER. A court entering a judgment or order for the payment of a lump sum under section 257.66, subdivision 4, may specify that the judgment or order may not be modified or revoked. History: 1980 c 589 s 18

257.69 RIGHT TO COUNSEL; COSTS; FREE TRANSCRIPT ON APPEAL. § Subdivision 1.Representation by counsel. In all proceedings under sections 257.51 to 257.74, any party may be represented by counsel. The county attorney shall represent the public authority. In proceedings under sectio…

257.70 HEARINGS AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, any hearing or trial held under sections 257.51 to 257.74 shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the actio…

257.71 ACTION TO DECLARE MOTHER AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP. A child, the father or personal representative of the child, the public authority chargeable by law with the support of the child, the personal representative or a parent of the father if the father has died, a woman alleged…

257.72 PROMISE TO RENDER SUPPORT. § Subdivision 1.No consideration required. A person's signed promise to furnish support for a child, growing out of a supposed or alleged parent and child relationship, does not require consideration and is enforceable according to its terms, sub…

257.73 BIRTH RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Replacement birth record. Upon compliance with the provisions of section 257.55, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), 257.75, or upon order of a court of this state or upon request of a court of another state, the state registrar of vital records sh…

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 dete…

257.75 RECOGNITION OF PARENTAGE. § Subdivision 1.Recognition by parents. The mother and father of a child born to a mother who was not married to the child's father nor to any other man when the child was conceived nor when the child was born may, in a writing signed by both of t…

257B.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. § Subd. 2.Alternate. "Alternate" means a person with all the rights, responsibilities, and qualifications of a standby custodian who shall become a standby custodian if the currentl…

257B.02 APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW; CONSTRUCTION. Chapters 257 and 518 and sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502 apply to standby custodians, temporary custodians, co-custodians, custodians, and alternates unless otherwise specified in this chapter. Nothing in this chapter may be constru…

257B.03 DESIGNATOR. (a) A parent with legal and physical custody or a legal custodian may designate a standby or temporary custodian by means of a written designation unless the child has another legal parent: (1) whose parental rights have not been terminated; (2) whose whereabo…

257B.04 CONTENTS OF DESIGNATION. § Subdivision 1.Required information. A designation of a standby or temporary custodian must identify the designator making the designation; the children; the other parent, if any; the standby or temporary custodian; and the triggering event or ev…

257B.05 PETITION FOR APPROVAL. § Subdivision 1.Generally. A petition for approval of a designation under this chapter may be made at any time by filing with the court a copy of the designation. No filing fee is required to initiate the proceeding. A court may, however, determine …

257B.06 CUSTODIAN'S AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Generally. A standby or temporary custodian may act as co-custodian or custodian upon the occurrence of the triggering event. The commencement of the standby or temporary custodian's authority to act as co-custodian pursuant to a det…

257B.07 REVOCATION. § Subdivision 1.Prepetition. Prior to a petition being filed under this chapter, the designator may revoke the appointment of a standby or temporary custodian by destruction of the designation and notification of the revocation to the standby or temporary cust…

257B.08 CONFLICTING DOCUMENTS. If a parent has appointed a testamentary guardian of children by will under chapter 529 and there is a conflict between the designation in the will and a duly executed standby custodian designation, the document latest in date of execution prevails.…

257B.09 BOND. A standby or temporary custodian must not be required to post bond prior to the occurrence of the triggering event. The court may require a bond if the standby or temporary custodian is designated the co-custodian or custodian of the estate of the children but may n…

257B.10 TRANSITION. If a designated caregiver agreement entered under chapter 257A before April 15, 2000, would have become operative but for the operation of Laws 2000, chapter 404, sections 1 to 13, the parent who executed the agreement, or if the parent is unable to act, the d…

257C.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. § Subd. 2.De facto custodian. (a) "De facto custodian" means an individual who has been the primary caretaker for a child who has, within the 24 months immediately preceding the fil…

257C.02 APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW; CONSTRUCTION. (a) Chapters 256, 257, and 518 and sections 524.5-201 to 524.5-317 apply to third-party and de facto custody proceedings unless otherwise specified in this chapter. De facto or third-party child custody proceedings concerning an Ind…

257C.03 PROCEDURE. § Subdivision 1.Commencement of proceedings. (a) In a court of this state with jurisdiction to decide child custody matters, a de facto or third-party child custody proceeding may be brought by an individual other than a parent by filing a petition seeking cust…

257C.04 BEST INTERESTS OF A CHILD. § Subdivision 1.Custody factors. (a) If two or more parties seek custody of a child, the court must consider and evaluate all relevant factors in determining the best interests of the child, including the following factors: (1) the wishes of the…

257C.05 DE FACTO AND THIRD-PARTY CUSTODY ORDERS. § Subdivision 1.Custody order. In a child custody proceeding under this chapter, the court must make any additional order it considers just and proper concerning: (1) the legal custody of a minor child, whether sole or joint; (2) t…

257C.06 MODIFICATION. The procedures in section 518.18 for modification of a custody order also govern modification of an order under this chapter. History: 2002 c 304 s 6

257C.07 CUSTODY CONSENT DECREE. In a proceeding under this chapter, a parent may transfer legal and physical custody of a child by a consent decree entered under this section. The court may approve a proposed consent decree if the custody arrangement is in the best interests of t…

257C.08 RIGHTS OF VISITATION TO UNMARRIED PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.If parent is deceased. If a parent of an unmarried minor child is deceased, the parents and grandparents of the deceased parent may be granted reasonable visitation rights to the unmarried minor child during minor…

257D.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Abandonment. "Abandonment" means the parent's failure to maintain contact with an at-risk juvenile on a regular basis or to demonstra…

257D.02 GUARDIANSHIP; PURPOSE. The purpose of the guardianship under this chapter is to provide an at-risk juvenile with guidance, assistance, financial and emotional support, and referrals to resources necessary to either or both: (1) meet the at-risk juvenile's needs, which inc…

257D.03 JURISDICTION; PETITION. § Subdivision 1.Jurisdiction. The juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over all petitions for guardianship brought under this chapter. § Subd. 2.Petition. An at-risk juvenile may petition the juvenile court for the appointment of a guardian. T…

257D.04 RIGHT TO COUNSEL. The at-risk juvenile petitioning for a guardianship and the proposed guardian named in the petition each have the right to be represented by counsel of the at-risk juvenile's or guardian's choosing and at the at-risk juvenile's or guardian's own expense.…

257D.05 SERVICE. The proposed guardian and, if an appointment of a new guardian is sought, the existing guardian for the at-risk juvenile previously appointed under this chapter are entitled to service in the manner specified in the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedur…

257D.06 NOTICE TO PARENTS. The petitioner must provide a copy of the petition to any living parent in any manner and format reasonably calculated to give the parent adequate notice at least 14 days prior to the hearing under section 257D.07. Prior to or at the hearing, the petiti…

257D.07 PROCEEDING. § Subdivision 1.Timing; venue. The court shall hear and issue an order on any petition as soon as administratively feasible and prior to the at-risk juvenile reaching 21 years of age. Venue must be in the county where the at-risk juvenile or the proposed guard…

257D.08 ORDER. § Subdivision 1.Issuance. The court must issue an order awarding a guardianship for the purposes identified in section 257D.02 if the court finds that: (1) the proposed guardian is capable and reputable; (2) the guardianship is in the best interests of the at-risk …

257D.09 APPOINTMENT OF A NEW GUARDIAN. At any time after the approval of a guardian under section 257D.08, an at-risk juvenile or the currently appointed at-risk juvenile's guardian may petition the juvenile court for appointment of a new guardian. The petition must state the nam…

257D.10 AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP. A guardianship awarded under this chapter terminates when the at-risk juvenile attains the age of 21. The juvenile court's jurisdiction continues until termination of the guardianship. History: 2022 c 45 s 10

257D.11 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP. The at-risk juvenile may request the termination of the guardianship at any time and, upon request, the juvenile court shall terminate the guardianship. History: 2022 c 45 s 11

257D.12 RELATION TO OTHER GUARDIANSHIP LAW. The provisions of sections 260C.325, 260C.328, and 524.5-101 to 524.5-317 do not apply to petitions for the appointment of a guardianship for an at-risk juvenile under this chapter. History: 2022 c 45 s 12

257E.10 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Assisted reproduction. "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. The term includes: (1) intraute…

257E.15 ORDERS OF PARENTAGE. (a) If the court determines that an individual is a parent under this chapter, either because the individual gave birth to the child or the individual is a consenting intended parent under section 257E.23, the court shall adjudicate the individual to …

257E.21 PARENTAL STATUS OF DONOR. A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction. History: 2024 c 101 art 4 s 3

257E.22 PARENTAGE OF CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION. An intended parent who consents under section 257E.23 to assisted reproduction by another individual with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction is a parent of the child. History: 2024 c 101 art…

257E.23 CONSENT TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the consent described in section 257E.22 must be in a record signed by the individual giving birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction and an intended parent. (b) Failure to con…