§ 257.74 — Adoption; Termination Proceedings
Plain-Language Summary
This section requires that fathers be notified before a child is adopted or before parental rights are terminated, protecting a father's rights by requiring notice of adoption or termination proceedings.
257.74 ADOPTION; TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS.
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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
History: 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