Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy
Section 257.64 — Pretrial Orders And Recommendations.

Subdivision 1. Permissible orders and recommendations. On the basis of the information produced at the pretrial hearing, including information as to the financial status of the parties, the court may:
(a) recommend that the alleged father voluntarily acknowledge his paternity of the child if the parties have agreed on a financial settlement; or
(b) recommend that the matter be compromised by an agreement among the alleged father, the mother, and the child, in which the father and child relationship is not determined but in which a defined economic obligation is undertaken by the alleged father in favor of the child and, if appropriate, in favor of the mother, subject to approval by the court. In reviewing the obligation undertaken by the alleged father in a compromise agreement, the court shall consider the best interest of the child, in the light of the applicable factors enumerated in section 518.17, subdivision 3, discounted by the improbability, as it appears to the court, of establishing the alleged father's paternity or nonpaternity of the child in a trial of the action. In the best interest of the child, the court may order that the alleged father's identity be kept confidential. In that case, the court may designate a person or agency to receive from the alleged father and disburse on behalf of the child all amounts paid by the alleged father in fulfillment of obligations imposed on him. The child, on reaching 21 years of age or older, may petition the court to disclose the alleged father's identity. The court shall grant the petition if after considering the interests of all known persons involved, the court determines that disclosure of the information would be of greater benefit than nondisclosure.
Subd. 2. Agreement with recommendations. If the parties accept a recommendation made in accordance with subdivision 1, judgment shall be entered accordingly. The court shall advise all parties that pretrial recommendations are not binding and will have no effect if the recommendation is disregarded and the matter is set for trial.
Subd. 3. Refusal to agree with recommendations. If a party refuses to accept a recommendation made under subdivision 1 and blood or genetic tests have not been taken, the court shall require the parties to submit to blood or genetic tests. If a party refuses to accept the final recommendation the action shall be set for trial.
Subd. 4. Guardian ad litem. The guardian ad litem may accept or refuse to accept a recommendation under this section.
Subd. 5. Setting action for trial. The informal hearing may be terminated and the action set for trial if the court finds it unlikely that all parties would accept a recommendation made under subdivision 1 or 3.
1980 c 589 s 14; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 26; 1983 c 308 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 207 art 10 s 12; 1998 c 382 art 1 s 2

Structure Minnesota Statutes

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 257.035 — Emergency.

Section 257.04 — Investigation.

Section 257.05 — Importation.

Section 257.06 — Exportation.

Section 257.065 — Authorized Child-placing Agency Definition.

Section 257.0651 — Compliance With Indian Child Welfare Act.

Section 257.066 — Rules.

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 257.51 — Citation.

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 257.57 — Determination Of Father And Child Relationship; Who May Bring Action; When Action May Be Brought.

Section 257.58 — Limitation Of Actions; Exceptions.

Section 257.59 — Jurisdiction; Venue.

Section 257.60 — Parties.

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.

Section 257.75 — Recognition Of Parentage.

Section 257.85 — Relative Custody Assistance.