Each person or authorized child-placing agency permitted by law to receive children, secure homes for children, or care for children, shall keep a record containing the name, age, former residence, legal status, health records, sex, race, and accumulated length of time in foster care, if applicable, of each child received; the name, former residence, occupation, health history, and character, of each birth parent; the date of reception, placing out, and adoption of each child, and the name, race, occupation, and residence of the person with whom a child is placed; the date of the removal of any child to another home and the reason for removal; the date of termination of the guardianship; the history of each child until the child reaches the age of 21 years, is legally adopted, or is discharged according to law; and further demographic and other information as is required by the commissioner of human services.
(4560) Ex1919 c 51 s 1; 1951 c 644 s 1; 1973 c 725 s 47; 1983 c 278 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy
Section 257.01 — Records Required.
Section 257.02 — Surrender Of Parental Rights.
Section 257.025 — Custody Disputes.
Section 257.026 — Notification Of Residence With Certain Convicted Persons.
Section 257.03 — Notice To Commissioner Of Human Services.
Section 257.04 — Investigation.
Section 257.065 — Authorized Child-placing Agency Definition.
Section 257.0651 — Compliance With Indian Child Welfare Act.
Section 257.0725 — Annual Report.
Section 257.0755 — Office Of Ombudsperson; Creation; Qualifications; Function.
Section 257.076 — Definitions.
Section 257.0761 — Organization Of Office Of Ombudsperson.
Section 257.0762 — Duties And Powers.
Section 257.0763 — Matters Appropriate For Review.
Section 257.0764 — Complaints.
Section 257.0765 — Recommendations To Agency.
Section 257.0766 — Recommendations And Public Reports.
Section 257.0767 — Civil Actions.
Section 257.0768 — Community-specific Boards.
Section 257.0769 — Funding For The Ombudsperson Program.
Section 257.175 — Duties Of Commissioner Of Human Services.
Section 257.33 — Duties Of Commissioner Of Human Services; Minor Parents.
Section 257.34 — Declaration Of Parentage.
Section 257.52 — Parent And Child Relationship Defined.
Section 257.53 — Relationship Not Dependent On Marriage.
Section 257.54 — How Parent And Child Relationship Established.
Section 257.541 — Custody And Parenting Time With Children Born Outside Of Marriage.
Section 257.55 — Presumption Of Paternity.
Section 257.56 — Artificial Insemination.
Section 257.58 — Limitation Of Actions; Exceptions.
Section 257.59 — Jurisdiction; Venue.
Section 257.61 — Pretrial Proceedings.
Section 257.62 — Blood And Genetic Tests.
Section 257.63 — Evidence Relating To Paternity.
Section 257.64 — Pretrial Orders And Recommendations.
Section 257.65 — Civil Action.
Section 257.651 — Default Order Of Parentage.
Section 257.66 — Judgment Or Order.
Section 257.67 — Enforcement Of Judgment Or Order.
Section 257.68 — Modification Of Judgment Or Order.
Section 257.69 — Right To Counsel; Costs; Free Transcript On Appeal.
Section 257.70 — Hearings And Records; Confidentiality.
Section 257.71 — Action To Declare Mother And Child Relationship.
Section 257.72 — Promise To Render Support.
Section 257.73 — Birth Records.
Section 257.74 — Adoption; Termination Proceedings.