259.241 ADULT ADOPTION.

(a) Any adult person may be adopted, regardless of the adult person’s residence. A resident of Minnesota may petition the court of record having jurisdiction of adoption proceedings to adopt an individual who has reached the age of 18 years or older.

(b) The consent of the person to be adopted shall be the only consent necessary, according to section 259.24. The consent of an adult in the adult person’s own adoption is invalid if the adult is considered to be a vulnerable adult under section 626.5572, subdivision 21, or if the person consenting to the adoption is determined not competent to give consent.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a person in extended foster care under section 260C.451 may consent to the person’s own adoption as long as the court with jurisdiction finds the person competent to give consent.

(d) The decree of adoption establishes a parent-child relationship between the adopting parent or parents and the person adopted, including the right to inherit, and also terminates the parental rights between the adopted person and the adopted person’s birth parents according to section 259.59.

(e) If the adopted person requests a change of name, the adoption decree shall order the name change.

History:

2008 c 361 art 6 s 5; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 15

**NOTE: **A transfer of a power or responsibility in this chapter to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is effective upon notice of the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the commissioners of administration, management and budget, and other relevant departments along with the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the relevant legislative committees and divisions. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 8, section 72, Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 30.

History: History: 2008 c 361 art 6 s 5; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 15