Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 259 — Change Of Name, Adoption

Section 259.10 — General Requirements. - Subdivision 1. Procedure. A person who shall have resided in...

Section 259.11 — Order; Filing Copies. - (a) Upon meeting the requirements of section 259.10, the court...

Section 259.115 — Criminal Penalties. - A person who has a felony conviction under Minnesota law...

Section 259.12 — Correctional Inmates; Name Changes; Limited. - During an inmate's confinement in a correctional facility, as defined...

Section 259.13 — Persons With Felony Conviction; Name Changes. - Subdivision 1. Procedure for seeking name change. (a) A person...

Section 259.20 — Policy. - Subdivision 1. Policy and purpose. The policy of the state...

Section 259.21 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of sections 259.21 to...

Section 259.22 — Petition. - Subdivision 1. Who may petition. Any person who has resided...

Section 259.23 — Juvenile Court, Jurisdiction. - Subdivision 1. Venue. (a) The juvenile court shall have original...

Section 259.24 — Consents. - Subdivision 1. Exceptions. (a) No child shall be adopted without...

Section 259.241 — Adult Adoption. - (a) Any adult person may be adopted, regardless of the...

Section 259.25 — Agreement Conferring Authority To Place For Adoption. - Subdivision 1. Consents required. The parents and guardian, if there...

Section 259.27 — Notification Of Death Or Terminal Illness. - 259.27 MS 1992 [Renumbered 259.53] 259.27 NOTIFICATION OF DEATH OR...

Section 259.29 — Protection Of Best Interests In Adoptive Placements. - 259.29 MS 1992 [Renumbered 259.59] 259.29 PROTECTION OF BEST INTERESTS...

Section 259.31 — Agency Placement Factors. - 259.31 MS 1992 [Renumbered 259.61] 259.31 AGENCY PLACEMENT FACTORS. An...

Section 259.35 — Notice To Adoptive Parents. - Subdivision 1. Parental responsibilities. Prior to commencing an investigation of...

Section 259.37 — Agency; Fee Schedule; Disclosure; Civil Action. - Subdivision 1. Payment schedule. An agency may only require payment...

Section 259.39 — Commissioner's Statement. - The commissioner shall prepare and make available to all agencies,...

Section 259.41 — Adoption Study. - Subdivision 1. Study required before placement; certain relatives excepted. (a)...

Section 259.43 — Birth Parent History; Commissioner's Form. - In any adoption under this chapter, except a stepparent or...

Section 259.45 — State Audit Of Adoption Agency; Civil Action. - 259.45 MS 1992 [Renumbered 259.75] 259.45 STATE AUDIT OF ADOPTION...

Section 259.47 — Direct Adoptive Placement. - 259.47 MS 1992 [Renumbered 259.83] 259.47 DIRECT ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT. Subdivision...

Section 259.49 — Notice, Hearing On Petition. - 259.49 MS 1992 [Renumbered 259.89] 259.49 NOTICE, HEARING ON PETITION....

Section 259.52 — Fathers' Adoption Registry. - Subdivision 1. Establishment of registry; purpose; fees. (a) The commissioner...

Section 259.53 — Petition; Investigations; Reports. - Subdivision 1. Notice to commissioner; referral for postplacement assessment. (a)...

Section 259.55 — Payment Of Birth Parent Expenses; Penalty. - Subdivision 1. Authorized payments. In any adoption under this chapter,...

Section 259.57 — Hearing, Decree. - Subdivision 1. Findings; orders. Upon the hearing, (a) if the...

Section 259.58 — Communication Or Contact Agreements. - Adoptive parents and a birth relative or foster parents may...

Section 259.59 — Effect Of Adoption. - Subdivision 1. Legal effect. Upon adoption, the adopted person shall...

Section 259.60 — Intercountry Adoptions; Obtaining Amended Birth Record. - Subdivision 1. Validity of intercountry adoption. The adoption of a...

Section 259.61 — Hearings, Confidential. - All hearings held in proceedings under sections 259.21 to 259.63...

Section 259.63 — Appeals. - Any order, judgment, or decree of a court pursuant to...

Section 259.65 — Appointment Of Attorney And Guardian Ad Litem. - Subdivision 1. Appointment. In any adoption proceeding, the court may...

Section 259.73 — Reimbursement Of Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses. - An individual may apply for reimbursement for costs incurred in...

Section 259.75 — State Adoption Exchange. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; contents; availability. The commissioner of human services...

Section 259.77 — Family Recruitment. - Each authorized child-placing agency shall make special efforts to recruit...

Section 259.78 — Grandparent Visitation. - Grandparent visitation with an adopted child is governed by section...

Section 259.79 — Adoption Records. - Subdivision 1. Content. (a) The adoption records of the commissioner's...

Section 259.81 — Referral For Services. - When a parent contacts a licensed child-placing agency and requests...

Section 259.83 — Postadoption Services. - Subdivision 1. Services provided. Agencies shall provide assistance and counseling...

Section 259.87 — Rules. - The commissioner of human services shall make rules as necessary...

Section 259.88 — Data And Best Practices. - Subdivision 1. Required data for postadoption search services. (a) The...

Section 259.89 — Access To Original Birth Record Information. - Subdivision 1. Request. An adopted person who is 19 years...