2025 Session
Last amended: 1993 session
§ 257.54 — How Parent and Child Relationship Established
Plain-Language Summary
Identifies the three ways a parent-child relationship is legally established in Minnesota: for a mother, by proof of giving birth; for a father, through the Parentage Act or recognition of parentage; and for an adoptive parent, by proof of adoption.
257.54 HOW PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED.
The parent and child relationship between a child and:
(a) the biological mother may be established by proof of her having given birth to the child, or under sections 257.51 to 257.74 or 257.75;
(b) the biological father may be established under sections 257.51 to 257.74 or 257.75; or
(c) an adoptive parent may be established by proof of adoption.
History:
1980 c 589 s 4; 1987 c 403 art 3 s 96; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 6 s 33
History: History: 1980 c 589 s 4; 1987 c 403 art 3 s 96; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 6 s 33
Practical Notes
This section is the starting point for any parentage case. Fathers who are not married to the mother must establish paternity either through a formal recognition of parentage (section 257.75) or through a court adjudication under the Parentage Act.