Acknowledgment, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Adoptees
Address, filing, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27
Adoption records, access, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.2252, 259.89
Birth parent history requests, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.83
Birth parents, see same under this topic
Communication or contact with birth relatives, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.58, 259.59, 260C.619, 260C.635
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24, 260C.629
Death, notice, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27, 260C.613
Decree, change of name, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.57
Defined as dependent children
Legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2013 3A.01
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2013 352.01
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2013 353.01
Small employer insurance plans, Minn. Statutes 2013 62L.02
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2013 354A.011
Defined as surviving children, Minn. Statutes 2013 356.303
Genetic siblings, right to information about, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.83
Health and accident insurance, Minn. Statutes 2013 62A.27, 62Q.23
Hearing on petition, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49
Indian children, see same under this topic
Intestate succession
Adoption pending, Minn. Statutes 2013 524.2-118
Genetic parent relationship, Minn. Statutes 2013 524.2-119
Inheritance by and from child, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.635
Medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2013 256B.055, 256B.057, 259A.65
Minority children, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.0651
Notice received, birth parent, terminal illness or death, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27, 260C.613
Preadoption residence, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Social and medical histories, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.01, 260C.609
Stepchildren, Minn. Statutes 2013 524.2-119
Terminal illness, notice, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27, 260C.613
Unmarried minor children, Minn. Statutes 2013 257C.08
Adoption agencies
Access to data, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.41, 259.61
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21, 259.41, 259.47
Audits, Minn. Statutes 2013 245A.04, 259.45
Background checks, see Human services licensees under BACKGROUND CHECKS AND STUDIES
Birth parent history requests, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.83
Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.05
Certified records, birth records, issuance, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.225
Child placement decisions, records, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.31
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Contracts, family recruitment, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.77
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.01
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.29, 259.37, 259.45
Expense statements, filing, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Family recruitment, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.77
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37, 259.45
Gifts to, authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.77
Grants to, authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.77
Investigations, duties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Licenses, see under HUMAN SERVICES
Lists, Minn. Statutes 2013 145.4243
Misrepresentation, lawsuits, damages, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27
Orders, audits, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.45
Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22
Postadoption search services data, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.88
Prospective adoptive parents, duties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Purchase of service contracts, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.75
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Religious societies, and civil marriages, Minn. Statutes 2013 517.201
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22, 259.45, 259.53
Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2013 245A.04
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37, 259.45
Adoption assistance program, see ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Adoption exchange, duties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.75
Adoption studies and reports, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.41, 260C.611
Adoptive homes, suitability, certification, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.05
Adoptive parents
Address, filing with agency, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21, 259.41, 259.47, 260C.611
Agreements by, communication or contact, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.58, 260C.619, 260C.635
Attorney fees, payment, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.65
Background checks, see same under this topic
Birth parent histories, see same under this topic
Cooperation, background checks, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2013 125A.27, 259.24, 259A.01, 260C.603
Guardians, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.65
Intent to adopt, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.03
Legal effect of adoption, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.635
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27, 259.35
Parenting leave, see PARENTING LEAVE
Payments by, petitions, agency motions and reports, costs, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22
Prospective adoptive parents, see same under this topic
Reimbursement, nonrecurring expenses, children with special needs, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.73
Social and medical histories for children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.609
Stepparents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.43, 259.53
Termination of parental rights, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.301
Adult adoption, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21, 259.241, 259.89
Affidavits
Anonymity of parents, disclosure, Indian children, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.34
Birth parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.39, 259.47, 259.89
Hearings on petition, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49
Prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Temporary preadoptive custody, emergency orders, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Agencies, see Adoption agencies under this topic
Agency audits, Minn. Statutes 2013 245A.04, 259.45
Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.63, 260C.633
Attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.65
Authority to place for adoption, agreement, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.25
Availability for adoption, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.317
Background checks and studies
Adoption assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.10
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2013 245C.33, 245C.34, 259.41
Adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.601
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2013 245C.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.20, 259.29, 259.41, 259.57
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, Minn. Statutes 2013 260.93
Birth certificates, see Birth records under this topic
Birth parent histories
Agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.83
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.609
Defined as placement activities, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.43
Prospective adoptive parents, custody motions, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Birth parents
Acknowledgment, agency disclosures, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Address, filing with agency, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27
Affidavits, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47, 259.89
Agreements by, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Communication or contact with adopted child, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.58, 259.59, 260C.619, 260C.635
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24, 259.89, 260C.629
Counseling, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Death, notice, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.27, 260C.613
Expenses, payment by prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.55
Histories, see Birth parent histories under this topic
Information about, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.2252
Lawsuits, agencies, disclosure violations, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Legal rights, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.635
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.74, 259.24, 259.27, 259.47
Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.55
Placement, preferences, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.29, 259.57
Postadoption service grants, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.85
Searches for, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.88
Signatures, agency disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Stepparent adoptions, confirmation of adoption, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.61
Terminal illness, notice, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.613
Termination of parental rights, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Waivers, direct adoptive placement, counseling, legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Birth records
Adult adoption, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.89
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.225
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.2252, 260C.637
Indians, use for tribal enrollment or membership, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.2252
Original birth records, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.218, 259.89
Replacement birth records, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.218
Change of name, see CHANGE OF NAME
Child custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.20, 518D.103
Child-placing agencies, see Adoption agencies under this topic
Children in need of protection or services
Parental consent, exception, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Placement, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.201
Children over age 14, consent to adoption, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24, 260C.629
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 256N.28, 259A.01, 260C.601 to 260C.637
Communication or contact agreements, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.58, 259.59, 260C.619, 260C.635
Confidential or privileged information, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Consent
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.629
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24, 259.25, 259.47
Putative fathers, denial of paternity, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.52
Costs
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.41
Birth parent expenses, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47, 259.55
Children's homes, Minn. Statutes 2013 317A.907
Expense statements, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.55
Fees, see same under this topic
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Nonrecurring expenses, special needs children, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.73
Payment by prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.55
Private child-caring and child-placing agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 317A.907
Damages, adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37, 259.45
Data, see Adoption under GOVERNMENT DATA
Decrees
Certified copies, foreign persons, replacement birth records, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.218
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.631
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.218
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.57
Intercountry adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.60
Definitions
Accident and health insurance, Minn. Statutes 2013 65A.27
Adopted children, see same under this topic
Adoptive siblings, Minn. Statutes 2013 119B.011
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.603
Custodial trusts, Minn. Statutes 2013 529.01
Disclosure, consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.212
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21, 259.24
Juvenile Court Act, juvenile protection provisions, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.007
Permanency dispositions, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.007
Transfers to minors, Minn. Statutes 2013 527.21
Dependent or neglected children, hearing on petition, notice, service on guardian, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49
Developmentally disabled persons
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Public guardian or conservator, powers, Minn. Statutes 2013 252A.111
Direct placement adoptions
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.45, 259.47, 260.781
Preadoptive placement, human services licensing, Minn. Statutes 2013 245A.03
Reports, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Disabled children
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.01, 260C.601 to 260C.637
Expenses, see Costs under this topic
Disclosure
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.29, 259.37, 259.45
Birth certificate information, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.225, 259.89
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.613
Records, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53, 259.79
Discrimination prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.613
Effect, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.59
Emotionally disturbed children, consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Equitable adoption, intestate succession, effect, Minn. Statutes 2013 524.2-122
Ethnic minorities, see Minority children under this topic
Exchange, duties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.75
Execution, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Family reunification services, see FAMILY REUNIFICATION
Fathers' adoption registry, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21, 259.49, 259.52
Fees
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37, 259.45
Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.52, 357.021
Grandparent visitation, adopted child, Minn. Statutes 2013 257C.08, 259.78, 518.1752
Grants for, Minn. Statutes 2013 256.01, 259.77
Guardians ad litem
Access to reports on suitability, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Appointment, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.65
Guardians and conservators
Minor unmarried parents, guardian's consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Notice received, hearing on petition, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49
Hearings
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.607, 260C.627 to 260C.631
Confidentiality, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.61
Consent procedures, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Hearings on petition, notice, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49, 259.53, 260C.627
Indian children
Background checks, adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2013 245C.34
Best interests of child, placement, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.29, 259.57
Child custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.20
Child's tribe, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.2252, 259.89, 260.761
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.629
Enrollment in tribe, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.635
Extended family members, identification, social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 260.761
Indian Child Welfare Act, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.0651, 259.57
Intercountry adoptions
Adoptive homes, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.05
Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.60
Putative fathers, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.52
Interstate adoption compacts, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.65, 260C.615, 260C.621
Investigations
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Human Services Department, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.03, 257.04
Jurisdiction, juvenile courts, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.23, 260C.101, 260C.621
Juvenile protection proceedings, purpose, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.001
Lawsuits
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37, 259.45
Birth parents, payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.55
Conciliation courts, no jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2013 491A.01
Paternity, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.57
Placement violations, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47, 259.55
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Legal effect, children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.635
Licenses, see under HUMAN SERVICES
Members of beneficiary's family, Minn. Statutes 2013 529.01
Minority children
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.0651
Indian children, see same under this topic
Ombudspersons for families, see OMBUDSPERSONS FOR FAMILIES
Orders
Adoption agencies, audits, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.45
Direct adoptive placement, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Indian children, juvenile court, Minn. Statutes 2013 260.781
Temporary preadoptive custody, emergencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Parent and child relationship, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.54, 524.2-118
Parenting leave, see PARENTING LEAVE
Parents
Adoptive parents, see same under this topic
Birth parents, see same under this topic
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49
Prospective adoptive parents, see same under this topic
Petitions
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.623, 260C.627 to 260C.633
Contents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.23
Denial, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.57, 260C.633
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22, 259.23, 259.47, 260C.623, 357.021
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49, 259.53
Intercountry adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.60
Prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22
Residence, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22, 259.23
Surcharges, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.52
Verification, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.23, 259.53
Placement
Adoption placement agreements, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.607, 260C.613, 260C.615, 260C.623
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.605 to 260C.607, 260C.613
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21, 260C.603
Local social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 393.07
Petitions, filing, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22
Preadoptive placement, human services licensing, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2013 245A.03
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47, 259.55
Placement prevention services, see PLACEMENT PREVENTION
Policy of state
Best interests of child, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.29, 259.57
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.20
Indian children, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.29, 259.57
Religious preference, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.29, 259.57
Positive abortion alternatives, Minn. Statutes 2013 145.4235
Postadoption services, see POSTADOPTION SERVICES
Postplacement assessments, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47, 259.53
Private child-caring and child placement agencies, see PRIVATE CHILD-CARING AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Process
Agencies, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.601 to 260C.637
Legal requirements, statements, Human Services Department, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37, 259.39
Prospective adoptive parents
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21, 259.41, 259.47, 260C.611
Agency disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.603
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.613
Expense statements, filing, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Names, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.41
Payments by
Adoption studies, costs, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.41
Agency costs, motions for orders, reports, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22
Agency fees, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Birth parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47, 259.55
Direct adoptive placement, legal costs, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.55
Recruitment, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.605
Records and record keeping
Access, Minn. Statutes 2013 144.2252
Birth certificates, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.89
Child placement decisions, adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.31
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.609, 260C.613, 260C.625, 260C.629
Confidentiality, juvenile court records, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.61
Contents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.79
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2013 13.10, 259.79
Direct adoptive placement, adoption agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53, 259.79
Purchase of service records retention, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.75
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.01, 257.066
Retention, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47, 259.79
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.066, 259.87
Transfer and storage, costs, surety bonds for, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2013 245A.04
Treatment, generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 13.10
Use, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.79
Recruitment efforts, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.317
Referral services, adoption agencies, disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.37
Reports about
Children, out-of-home placement, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.0725
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.625
Confidentiality, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Investigations, part of court file, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Safe Place for Newborns adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.150
Siblings
Human Services Department, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Placed together, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.613, 260C.617
Social and medical histories, Minn. Statutes 2013 259A.01, 260C.609
Special laws regarding, Minn. Const. art 12 s 1
Special needs children, adoption assistance program, see ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Standards, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Studies
Defined as placement activities, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.21
Direct adoptive placement, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.41, 259.47
Support services, ombudspersons for families, Minn. Statutes 2013 257.0762
Transfers to minors, see TRANSFERS TO MINORS
Venue, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.23, 259.47, 260C.621
Waivers
Birth parents, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Children under guardianship of commissioner, prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2013 260C.605
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.22
Hearing on petition, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24, 259.49
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.47
Preadoption residence, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.53
Witnesses
Consents, generally, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.24
Hearing on petition, waiver of notice, Minn. Statutes 2013 259.49