257.74 ADOPTION; TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Notification of father. If a mother relinquishes or proposes to relinquish for
adoption a child who has
(a) a presumed father under section
257.55, subdivision 1,
(b) a father whose relationship to the child has been determined by a court or established
under section
257.75, or
(c) a father as to whom the child is a legitimate child under prior law of this state or under
the law of another jurisdiction, the father shall be given notice of the adoption proceeding as
provided in section
259.49.
Subd. 2.
No father. If a mother relinquishes or proposes to relinquish for adoption a child
who does not have
(a) a presumed father under section
257.55, subdivision 1,
(b) a father whose relationship to the child has been determined by a court, or
(c) a father as to whom the child is a legitimate child under prior law of this state or under
the law of another jurisdiction, notice of the adoption proceeding shall be given as required by
section
259.49.
History: 1980 c 589 s 24; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 6 s 39; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 61