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ADOPTION
Acknowledgment, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Address, filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27
Adoption records, access, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.2252, 2022 259.89
Birth parents, see same under this topic
Communication or contact with birth relatives, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.58, 2022 259.59, 2022 260C.619, 2022 260C.635
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24, 2022 260C.629
Death, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27, 2022 260C.613
Decree, change of name, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.57
Legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 3A.01
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2022 352.01
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2022 353.01
Small employer insurance plans, Minn. Statutes 2022 62L.02
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2022 354A.011
Defined as individuals who are related, Minn. Statutes 2022 245A.02
Defined as surviving children, Minn. Statutes 2022 356.303
Genetic siblings, right to information about, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.83
Grants to, higher education, Minn. Statutes 2022 136A.1241
Health and accident insurance, Minn. Statutes 2022 62A.27, 2022 62Q.23
Hearing on petition, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49
Indian children, see same under this topic
Adoption pending, Minn. Statutes 2022 524.2-118
Genetic parent relationship, Minn. Statutes 2022 524.2-119
Inheritance by and from child, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.635
Medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2022 256B.055, 2022 256B.057, 2022 259A.65
Minority children, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.0651
Preadoption residence, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Social and medical histories, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.83, 2022 259A.01, 2022 260C.609
Stepchildren, Minn. Statutes 2022 524.2-119
Terminal illness, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27, 2022 260C.613
Unmarried minor children, Minn. Statutes 2022 257C.08
Locating birth parents, rights, Minn. Rules 9560.0170
Trusts, beneficial ownership statements, domestic stock insurance company securities, Minn. Rules 2715.5000
Birth records, access to, Court Rules Adop 7.08
Petitions for release of identifying information, Court Rules Adop 7.07
Access to data, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.41, 2022 259.61
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21, 2022 259.41, 2022 259.47
Audits, Minn. Statutes 2022 245A.04, 2022 259.45
Background checks, see Human services licensees under BACKGROUND CHECKS AND STUDIES
Birth parent history requests, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.83
Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.05
Certified records, birth records, issuance, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.225
Child placement decisions, records, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.31
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Contracts, family recruitment, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.77
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 259A.01
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.29, 2022 259.37, 2022 259.45
Expense statements, filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Family recruitment, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.77
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37, 2022 259.45
Gifts to, authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.77
Grants to, authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.77
Investigations, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Licenses, see under HUMAN SERVICES
Lists, Minn. Statutes 2022 145.4243
Misrepresentation, lawsuits, damages, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27
Orders, audits, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.45
Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22
Postadoption search services data, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.88
Prospective adoptive parents, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Purchase of service contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 259A.75
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Religious societies, and civil marriages, Minn. Statutes 2022 517.201
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22, 2022 259.45, 2022 259.53
Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2022 245A.04
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37, 2022 259.45
Child-placing agencies, definitions, Minn. Rules 9560.0020
Private agencies, see PRIVATE CHILD-CARING AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Adoption assistance applications
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 44.06
Adoption assistance program, see ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Adoption exchange, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.75
Adoption studies and reports, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.41, 2022 260C.611
Background checks and studies, Court Rules Adop 37.03, Adop 37.04
Foster parent assessments, use, Court Rules Adop 37.07
Requirements, Court Rules Adop 37.01
Filing, Court Rules Adop 37.06
Requirements, Court Rules Adop 37.02
Updates, Court Rules Adop 37.05
Adoptive homes, suitability, certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.05
Address, filing with agency, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21, 2022 259.41, 2022 259.47, 2022 260C.611
Agreements by, communication or contact, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.58, 2022 260C.619, 2022 260C.635
Attorney fees, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.65
Background checks and studies, see same under this topic
Birth parent histories, see same under this topic
Cooperation, background checks, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 125A.27, 2022 259A.01, 2022 260C.603
Guardians, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.65
Intent to adopt, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.03
Legal effect of adoption, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.635
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27, 2022 259.35
Parenting leave, see PREGNANCY AND PARENTING LEAVE
Payments by, petitions, agency motions and reports, costs, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22
Prospective adoptive parents, see same under this topic
Reimbursement, nonrecurring expenses, children with special needs, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.73
Social and medical histories for children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.609
Stepparents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.43, 2022 259.53
Termination of parental rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.301
Postadoption services, Minn. Rules 9560.0170
Preplacement requirements, Minn. Rules 9560.0060
Recruitment, Minn. Rules 9560.0040
Suitability determination, Minn. Rules 9560.0140
Termination of placement, notice, Minn. Rules 9560.0110
Proposed adoptive parents, suitability, records, Court Rules Adop 7.06
Adoptive siblings, defined as family for child care programs, Minn. Statutes 2022 119B.011
Adult adoption, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21, 2022 259.241, 2022 259.89
Anonymity of parents, disclosure, Indian children, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.34
Birth parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.39, 2022 259.47, 2022 259.89
Hearings on petition, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49
Prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Temporary preadoptive custody, emergency orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Affidavits, Minn. Rules 9560.0030, 9560.0170
Contempts, Court Rules Adop 14.02
Signatures, Court Rules Adop 16.01, Adop 16.02
Adoption studies, Court Rules Adop 37.01
Agreements conferring authority to place for adoption, Court Rules Adop 33.06
Communication or contact agreements, Court Rules Adop 34.01
Consents, execution, Court Rules Adop 33.03
Parent's failure to consent, notice to court, Court Rules Adop 33.05
Agencies, see Adoption agencies under this topic
Child born in another country, Court Rules Adop 30.02
Generally, Court Rules Adop 28
Agency audits, Minn. Statutes 2022 245A.04, 2022 259.45
Answers, contested adoptions, Court Rules Adop 39.01
Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.63, 2022 260C.633
Additional review, right to, Court Rules Adop 48.04
Application for stay of trial court order, Court Rules Adop 48.03
Decisions, deadlines for, Court Rules Adop 48.06
Procedure, Court Rules Adop 48.02
Rules of Appellate Procedure, application, Court Rules Adop 48.01
Transcripts, Court Rules Adop 48.05
Appearance, failure to appear, Court Rules Adop 13.08
General Rules of Practice, Court Rules Adop 3.09
Attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.65
Adoption case records, sharing, Court Rules Adop 7.02
Appointment, Court Rules Adop 23.02
Biological parents, direct adoptive placements, Court Rules Adop 23.04
Certificates of representation, Court Rules Adop 23.05
Right to an attorney, Court Rules Adop 23.01
Social service agencies, representation of, Court Rules Adop 23.03
Withdrawal, Court Rules Adop 23.06
Authority to place for adoption, agreement, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.25
Availability for adoption, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.317
Adoption assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2022 259A.10
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2022 245C.33, 2022 245C.34, 2022 259.41
Adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.601
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 245C.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.20, 2022 259.29, 2022 259.41, 2022 259.57
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, Minn. Statutes 2022 260.93
Adoption studies, Court Rules Adop 37.01, Adop 37.03, Adop 37.04
Postplacement assessments, Court Rules Adop 38.03
Waivers prohibited, Court Rules Adop 38.04
Bifurcation of proceedings, Court Rules Adop 42.03
Adoptee petitions for release of identifying information, Court Rules Adop 7.07
Attorneys for, direct adoptive placements, Court Rules Adop 23.04
Birth certificates, see Birth records under this topic
Agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.83
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.609
Defined as placement activities, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.43
Prospective adoptive parents, custody motions, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Acknowledgment, agency disclosures, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Address, filing with agency, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27
Affidavits, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47, 2022 259.89
Agreements by, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Communication or contact with adopted child, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.58, 2022 259.59, 2022 260C.619, 2022 260C.635
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24, 2022 259.89, 2022 260C.629
Counseling, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Death, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.27, 2022 260C.613
Expenses, payment by prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.55
Histories, see Birth parent histories under this topic
Information about, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.2252
Lawsuits, agencies, disclosure violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Legal rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.635
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.74, 2022 259.24, 2022 259.27, 2022 259.47
Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.55
Placement, preferences, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.29, 2022 259.57
Searches for, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.88
Signatures, agency disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Stepparent adoptions, confirmation of adoption, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.61
Terminal illness, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.613
Termination of parental rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Waivers, direct adoptive placement, counseling, legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Consents, Minn. Rules 9560.0030
Defined, Minn. Rules 9560.0020
Locating, Minn. Rules 9560.0170
Notice received, Minn. Rules 9560.0170
Termination of parental rights, Minn. Rules 9560.0030
Birth records, disclosure, Minn. Rules 9560.0030, 9560.0170
Adult adoption, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.89
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.225
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.2252, 2022 260C.637
Indians, use for tribal enrollment or membership, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.2252
Original birth records, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.218, 2022 259.89
Replacement birth records, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.218
Information about access to, Court Rules Adop 7.09
Petitions for access, by adoptees, Court Rules Adop 7.08
Replacement birth records, Court Rules Adop 10.03
Requests for identifying information in, Court Rules Adop 7.02
Case captions, Court Rules Adop 35.05
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 35.05
Change of name, see CHANGE OF NAME
Child custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.20, 2022 518D.103
Child-placing agencies, see Adoption agencies under this topic
Children in need of protection or services
Parental consent, exception, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Placement, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.201
Children in need of protection or services, Minn. Rules 9560.0410 to 9560.0485
Children over age 14, consent to adoption, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24, 2022 260C.629
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 256N.28, 2022 259A.01, 2022 260C.601 to 2022 260C.637
Children under guardianship of commissioner
Adoption assistance applications, Court Rules Adop 44.06
Attachments to petitions, Court Rules Adop 35.05
Case captions, Court Rules Adop 35.05
Communication or contact agreements, Court Rules Adop 34.01, Adop 34.03, Adop 34.07
Consent to adoption, Court Rules Adop 33.01, Adop 33.03
Consolidation or bifurcation, Court Rules Adop 42.04
Definition, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Discovery, Court Rules Adop 17.02
Post-placement assessment reports, Court Rules Adop 38.05
Notice of hearing and petition, Court Rules Adop 31.01, Adop 31.04
Party status, Court Rules Adop 20.01
Content, Court Rules Adop 35.05
Notice to department, Court Rules Adop 36
Timing, Court Rules Adop 35.03
Verification, Court Rules Adop 35.06
Who may petition, Court Rules Adop 35.01
Review of progress toward adoption, Court Rules Adop 3.08
Scope of rules, Court Rules Adop 1.01
Venue, Court Rules Adop 49.01
Communication or contact agreements, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.58, 2022 259.59, 2022 260C.619, 2022 260C.635
Communication or contact agreements
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 34.01, Adop 34.03, Adop 34.07
Deadlines for issuance, Court Rules Adop 34.04
Enforcement, Court Rules Adop 34.07
Filing, Court Rules Adop 34.02
Modification, Court Rules Adop 34.09
Service of process, Court Rules Adop 34.06
Writing, Court Rules Adop 34.03
Putative fathers' adoption registry, Court Rules Adop 32.03 to 32.09
Requirement for entry, Court Rules Adop 34.05
Who may enter, Court Rules Adop 34.01
Generally, Court Rules Adop 19.01
Partial, Court Rules Adop 19.02
Procedure, Court Rules Adop 19.04
Settlement agreements, contents, Court Rules Adop 19.03
Pretrial conferences, Court Rules Adop 39.03, Adop 43.01 to 43.03
Telephone and remote technology, Court Rules Adop 12.01 to 12.02
Confidential or privileged information, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.629
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24, 2022 259.25, 2022 259.47
Putative fathers, denial of paternity, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.52
Consent, Minn. Rules 9560.0030, 9560.0040
Agreement conferring authority to place for adoption, Court Rules Adop 33.06
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 33.01, Adop 33.03
Deadlines, Court Rules Adop 33.04
Direct placement adoption, consent to, Court Rules Adop 33.07
Execution, Court Rules Adop 33.03
Failure to execute, Court Rules Adop 33.05
Indian children, Court Rules Adop 33.01, Adop 33.09
Notice of intent to consent, Court Rules Adop 33.02
Revocation, Court Rules Adop 33.08
Who must consent, Court Rules Adop 33.01
Consolidation of proceedings, Court Rules Adop 42.01, Adop 42.02
Contempts, Court Rules Adop 14.01 to 14.04
Adoption assistance, delays for, Court Rules Adop 44.06
Answers, Court Rules Adop 39.01
Definitions, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Notices about, Court Rules Adop 39.02
Orders, Court Rules Adop 10.01
Pretrial conferences, Court Rules Adop 39.03, Adop 43.01 to 43.03
Trials, see same under this topic
Children under guardianship of commissioner
Consolidation or bifurcation, Court Rules Adop 42.04
Definition, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Discovery, Court Rules Adop 17.02
Post-placement assessment reports, Court Rules Adop 38.05
Continuances, Court Rules Adop 5.01 to 5.03
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.41
Birth parent expenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47, 2022 259.55
Children's homes, Minn. Statutes 2022 317A.907
Expense statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.55
Fees, see same under this topic
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Nonrecurring expenses, special needs children, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.73
Payment by prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.55
Private child-caring and child-placing agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 317A.907
Statements of, Court Rules Adop 35.08
Transcripts, Court Rules Adop 11.03
Information about access to birth records, Court Rules Adop 7.09
Damages, adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37, 2022 259.45
Data, see Adoption under GOVERNMENT DATA
Deadline for issuing, Court Rules Adop 46.03
Certified copies, foreign persons, replacement birth records, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.218
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.631
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.218
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.57
Intercountry adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.60
Filing, Court Rules Adop 10.04, Adop 45.04
Granting, Court Rules Adop 45.02, Adop 45.03
Service of process, Court Rules Adop 45.04
Service or mailing, Court Rules Adop 10.03
Defaults, procedure, Court Rules Adop 18.01
Accident and health insurance, Minn. Statutes 2022 65A.27
Adoptees, see same under this topic
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.603
Custodial trusts, Minn. Statutes 2022 529.01
Disclosure, consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.212
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21, 2022 259.24
Juvenile Court Act, juvenile protection provisions, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.007
Permanency dispositions, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.007
Transfers to minors, Minn. Statutes 2022 527.21
Drivers' license records, Minn. Rules 7410.0100
Generally, Minn. Rules 9560.0015, 9560.0020
Definitions, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Dependent or neglected children, hearing on petition, notice, service on guardian, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49
Developmentally disabled persons, public guardians, consent, Minn. Rules 9525.3040
Developmentally disabled persons
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Public guardian, powers, Minn. Statutes 2022 252A.111
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.45, 2022 259.47, 2022 260.781
Preadoptive placement, human services licensing, Minn. Statutes 2022 245A.03
Reports, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Adoption study reports, Court Rules Adop 37.06
Background checks and studies, Court Rules Adop 37.03
Biological parents, attorneys for, Court Rules Adop 23.04
Child born in another country, Court Rules Adop 30.02
Consent to, Court Rules Adop 33.07
Deadlines, Court Rules Adop 29.02
Motions, Court Rules Adop 29.01, Adop 29.02, Adop 29.03
Orders, Court Rules Adop 29.04
Disabled children, special needs, Minn. Rules 9560.0040
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 259A.01, 2022 260C.601 to 2022 260C.637
Expenses, see Costs under this topic
Special needs, adoption assistance, see ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.29, 2022 259.37, 2022 259.45
Birth certificate information, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.225, 2022 259.89
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.613
Records, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53, 2022 259.79
Discovery, Court Rules Adop 17.01, Adop 17.02
Discrimination prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.613
Discrimination, Minn. Rules 9560.0670
E-filing, Court Rules Adop 25.01
Effect, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.59
Emotionally disturbed children, consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Equitable adoption, intestate succession, effect, Minn. Statutes 2022 524.2-122
Ethnic minorities, see Minority children under this topic
Newly discovered, relief from order, Court Rules Adop 47.02
Rules of Evidence, application, Court Rules Adop 3.02
Ex parte communications, Court Rules Adop 9.01, Adop 9.02
Exchange, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.75
Execution, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Family reunification services, see FAMILY REUNIFICATION
Fathers' adoption registry, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21, 2022 259.49, 2022 259.52
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37, 2022 259.45
Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.52, 2022 357.021
Filings, methods, Court Rules Adop 25.01
Commencement, Court Rules Adop 41.02
Decisions, deadlines, Court Rules Adop 41.05
Generally, Court Rules Adop 41.01
Notice, Court Rules Adop 31.01 to 31.04
Procedure, Court Rules Adop 41.03
Standard of proof, Court Rules Adop 41.04
Amended, motions for, Court Rules Adop 46.01
Referee findings, Court Rules Adop 6.04, Adop 6.05, Adop 6.06
Foreign adoption birth records, certified birth certificates, notation on, Minn. Rules 4601.2525
Foster children, criteria, Minn. Rules 9560.0050
Adoption studies, Court Rules Adop 37.01
Fraud in, relief from order, Court Rules Adop 47.02
Grandparent visitation, adopted child, Minn. Statutes 2022 257C.08, 2022 259.78, 2022 518.1752
Grants for, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.01, 2022 259.77
Access to reports on suitability, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Appointment, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.65
Appointment, Court Rules Gen Prac 903.02
Guardian ad litem procedure, rules of, application, Court Rules Gen Prac 901.01
Generally, Court Rules Adop 24.01 to 24.03
Rules of Guardian ad Litem Procedure, application, Court Rules Adop 3.03
Hearing on petition, notice about, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49
Minor unmarried parents, guardian's consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.607, 2022 260C.627 to 2022 260C.631
Confidentiality, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.61
Consent procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Hearings on petition, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49, 2022 259.53, 2022 260C.627
Attendance at, Court Rules Adop 8.01, Adop 8.02
Contempts, Court Rules Adop 13.01, Adop 14.03
Exclusion from, Court Rules Adop 8.03, Adop 8.04
Final hearings, see same under this topic
Telephone and remote technology, Court Rules Adop 12.01 to 12.02
Hearsay rule, declarant's statements, exception, Court Rules Evid 804
Home studies, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.212
Human Services Department wards, see Children under guardianship of commissioner under this topic
Human Services Licensing Act, application to adoptions, Court Rules Adop 3.07
Defined, Minn. Rules 9560.0020
Requirements, Minn. Rules 9560.0120, 9560.0130
Background checks, adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2022 245C.34
Best interests of child, placement, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.29, 2022 259.57
Child custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.20
Child's tribe, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.2252, 2022 259.89, 2022 260.761
Consent, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.629
Enrollment in tribe, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.635
Extended family members, identification, social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 260.761
Indian Child Welfare Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.0651, 2022 259.57
Indian children, Minn. Rules 9560.0040
Adult adoptees, applications for information, Court Rules Adop 7.02
Attorneys, appointment, Court Rules Adop 23.07
Consent to adoption of, Court Rules Adop 33.01, Adop 33.09
Definitions, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Indian Child Welfare Act, application, Court Rules Adop 3.04
Invalidation of district court action, Court Rules Adop 47.03
Preadoptive placements, Court Rules Adop 50.02
Preferences, Court Rules Adop 50.01, Adop 50.03
Records and record keeping, Court Rules Adop 50.04
Relief from orders, Court Rules Adop 47.03, Adop 47.04
Service of process, Court Rules Adop 25.02
Vacation of adoption decrees, Court Rules Adop 47.04
Adoptive homes, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.05
Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.60
Putative fathers, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.52
Intercountry adoptions, Minn. Rules 9560.0150, 9560.0160
Birth records, Court Rules Adop 30.02
Definitions, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Postadoption reports, Court Rules Adop 30.03
Validity, Court Rules Adop 30.01
Interpreters, application of law, Court Rules Adop 3.05
Interstate adoption compacts, Minn. Statutes 2022 259A.65, 2022 260C.615, 2022 260C.621
Interstate adoption, Minn. Rules 9560.0150
Effect, Court Rules Adop 21.04
Intervention of right, Court Rules Adop 21.01
Parents, Court Rules Adop 21.02
Permissive, Court Rules Adop 21.03
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Human Services Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.03, 2022 257.04
Nonrelative homes, Minn. Rules 9560.0130
Petitions, Minn. Rules 9560.0160
Joinder, Court Rules Adop 22.01
Judges, Court Rules Adop 6.05, Adop 6.07
Jurisdiction, juvenile courts, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.23, 2022 260C.101, 2022 260C.621
Jurisdiction, transfers, Court Rules Adop 49.03
Juvenile protection proceedings, purpose, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.001
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37, 2022 259.45
Birth parents, payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.55
Conciliation courts, no jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2022 491A.01
Paternity, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.57
Placement violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47, 2022 259.55
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Legal effect, children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.635
Licenses, see under HUMAN SERVICES
Matters, commencement, Court Rules Adop 26.01
Members of beneficiary's family, Minn. Statutes 2022 529.01
Minnesota fathers' adoption registry, see Putative fathers' adoption registry under this topic
MinnesotaCare, coverage for adopted children, Minn. Rules 9506.0030
Adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.0651
Indian children, see same under this topic
Minority children, Minn. Rules 9560.0040
Amended findings, Court Rules Adop 46.01
Ex parte motions, Court Rules Adop 15.03
Form, Court Rules Adop 15.01
Motions for waivers of agency placement, Court Rules Adop 26.01
New trials, motions for, Court Rules Adop 46.02
Notice of motion, Court Rules Adop 15.02
Post-trial motions, Court Rules Adop 46.01 to 46.03
Protective orders, Court Rules Adop 7.05
Review of referee decisions, Court Rules Adop 6.05
Service of process, Court Rules Adop 15.02
Signatures, Court Rules Adop 16.01, Adop 16.02
Subpoenas, motions to quash, Court Rules Adop 13.04
Telephone and remote technology, Court Rules Adop 12.01 to 12.02
Neglect in proceedings, relief from order, Court Rules Adop 47.02
Nonrelative homes, independent placement, Minn. Rules 9560.0130
Notice of hearing and petition
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 31.01
Ombudsperson for families, see OMBUDSPERSON FOR FAMILIES
Adoption agencies, audits, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.45
Direct adoptive placement, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Indian children, juvenile court, Minn. Statutes 2022 260.781
Temporary preadoptive custody, emergencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Communication or contact agreements
Service of process, Court Rules Adop 34.06
Writing, Court Rules Adop 34.03
Direct placement adoptions, Court Rules Adop 29.04
Effect during continuances, Court Rules Adop 5.03
Emergency orders, Court Rules Adop 29.04
Filing, notice of, Court Rules Adop 10.04
Mailing, Court Rules Adop 10.03
Oral, Court Rules Adop 10.01, Adop 10.02
Preadoptive custody orders, Court Rules Adop 26.01, Adop 29.04
Pretrial orders, Court Rules Adop 43.03
Protective orders, Court Rules Adop 7.05
Referee findings, confirmation as orders, Court Rules Adop 6.06
Relief from, Court Rules Adop 47.01 to 47.04
Service, Court Rules Adop 10.03
Stepparent adoptions, Court Rules Adop 27.04
Written, Court Rules Adop 10.01
Parent and child relationship, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.54, 2022 524.2-118
Parenting leave, see PREGNANCY AND PARENTING LEAVE
Adoptive parents, see same under this topic
Birth parents, see same under this topic
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49
Prospective adoptive parents, see same under this topic
Addresses, Court Rules Adop 20.03
Rights, Court Rules Adop 20.02
Status, Court Rules Adop 20.01
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 20.01
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.623, 2022 260C.627 to 2022 260C.633
Contents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.23
Denial, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.57, 2022 260C.633
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22, 2022 259.23, 2022 259.47, 2022 260C.623, 2022 357.021
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49, 2022 259.53
Intercountry adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.60
Prospective adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22
Residence, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22, 2022 259.23
Surcharges, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.52
Verification, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.23, 2022 259.53
Petitions, Minn. Rules 9560.0160
Adoptees, petitions for release of identifying information, Court Rules Adop 7.07
Adoption case records, access to, Court Rules Adop 7.02
Amendments, Court Rules Adop 35.07
Children under guardianship of commissioner
Content, Court Rules Adop 35.05
Notice to department, Court Rules Adop 36
Timing, Court Rules Adop 35.03
Verification, Court Rules Adop 35.06
Who may petition, Court Rules Adop 35.01
Contents, Court Rules Adop 35.05
Deadlines, Court Rules Adop 35.03
Denial, Court Rules Adop 45.01
Dismissal, Court Rules Adop 40.02
Expenses, statements of, Court Rules Adop 35.08
As commencement of adoption matter, Court Rules Adop 26.01
Conditions for, Court Rules Adop 35.04
Verification, Court Rules Adop 35.06
Who may petition, Court Rules Adop 35.01, Adop 35.02
Withdrawal, voluntary, Court Rules Adop 40.01
Placement agreements, Minn. Rules 9560.0060
Placement prevention services, see PLACEMENT PREVENTION
Adoption placement agreements, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.607, 2022 260C.613, 2022 260C.615, 2022 260C.623
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.605 to 2022 260C.607, 2022 260C.613
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21, 2022 260C.603
Local social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 393.07
Petitions, filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22
Preadoptive placement, human services licensing, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2022 245A.03
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47, 2022 259.55
Agency placements, waivers, motions for, Court Rules Adop 26.01
Agreement conferring authority to place for adoption, Court Rules Adop 33.06
Definitions, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Direct placement adoptions, see same under this topic
Interstate compact, application of law, Court Rules Adop 3.06
Pleadings, signatures, Court Rules Adop 16.02
Best interests of child, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.29, 2022 259.57
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.20
Indian children, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.29, 2022 259.57
Religious preference, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.29, 2022 259.57
Positive abortion alternatives, Minn. Statutes 2022 145.4235
Post-permanency review hearings
Commencement of adoption matters, Court Rules Adop 26.02
Post-trial motions, Court Rules Adop 46.01 to 46.03
Postadoption services, see POSTADOPTION SERVICES
Postplacement assessments, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47, 2022 259.53
Background checks and studies, Court Rules Adop 38.03
Contents, Court Rules Adop 38.02
Timing, Court Rules Adop 38.01
Waivers by court, Court Rules Adop 38.04
Defined, Minn. Rules 9560.0020
Requirements, Minn. Rules 9560.0060
Preadoptive custody orders, Court Rules Adop 26.01, Adop 29.04
Preadoptive parents, juvenile protection proceedings, participants, Court Rules Juv Prot 33.01, Juv Prot 33.02
Preplacement requirements, Minn. Rules 9560.0060
Pretrial conferences, contested adoptions, Court Rules Adop 39.03, Adop 43.01 to 43.03
Private agencies, see PRIVATE CHILD-CARING AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Agencies, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.601 to 2022 260C.637
Legal requirements, statements, Human Services Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37, 2022 259.39
Adoption studies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21, 2022 259.41, 2022 259.47, 2022 260C.611
Agency disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.603
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.613
Expense statements, filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Names, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.41
Adoption studies, costs, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.41
Agency costs, motions for orders, reports, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22
Agency fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Birth parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47, 2022 259.55
Direct adoptive placement, legal costs, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.55
Recruitment, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.605
Public guardianship, see Human Services Department wards under this topic
Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 9560.0010
Purpose of rules, Court Rules Adop 1.02
Putative fathers, definitions, Court Rules Adop 2.01
Putative fathers' adoption registry
Communication or contact agreements, Court Rules Adop 32.03 to 32.09
Fees for, Court Rules Adop 32.02
Searches, Court Rules Adop 32.01
Access, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.2252
Birth certificates, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.89
Child placement decisions, adoption agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.31
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.609, 2022 260C.613, 2022 260C.625, 2022 260C.629
Confidentiality, juvenile court records, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.61
Contents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.79
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2022 13.10, 2022 259.79
Direct adoptive placement, adoption agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53, 2022 259.79
Purchase of service records retention, Minn. Statutes 2022 259A.75
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.01, 2022 257.066
Retention, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47, 2022 259.79
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.066, 2022 259.87
Transfer and storage, costs, surety bonds for, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 245A.04
Treatment, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 13.10
Use, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.79
Birth records, disclosure, Minn. Rules 9560.0030, 9560.0170
Certified copies, definitions, Minn. Rules 7410.0100
Requirements, Minn. Rules 9560.0170, 9560.0180
Court records, access, Court Rules Rec Acc 4
Access to, Court Rules Adop 7.01, Adop 7.02, Adop 7.04, Adop 7.05
Access to records, application of rules, Court Rules Adop 3.10
Proposed adoptive parents, suitability, Court Rules Adop 7.06
Protective orders, Court Rules Adop 7.05
Stepparent adoptions, Court Rules Adop 7.03
Recruitment efforts, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.317
Authorization to hear matter, Court Rules Adop 6.01
Findings and recommended orders, Court Rules Adop 6.04, Adop 6.05, Adop 6.06
Objections to, Court Rules Adop 6.02
Removal, Court Rules Adop 6.03
Referral services, adoption agencies, disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.37
Defined, Minn. Rules 9560.0020
Preference, Minn. Rules 9560.0040
Children, out-of-home placement, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.0725
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.625
Confidentiality, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Investigations, part of court file, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Review of progress toward adoption
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 3.08
Right to an attorney, generally, Court Rules Adop 23.01
Rules of Civil Procedure, application, Court Rules Adop 3.01
Rules of Evidence, application, Court Rules Adop 3.02
Rules of Guardian ad Litem Procedure, application, Court Rules Adop 3.03
Safe Place for Newborns adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.150
Scope of rules, Minn. Rules 9560.0015
Scope of rules, Court Rules Adop 1.01
Additional time after, Court Rules Adop 4.02
Methods, Court Rules Adop 25.02 to 25.07
Motions, Court Rules Adop 15.02
Subpoenas, Court Rules Adop 13.03
Settlement, see Compromise and settlement under this topic
Human Services Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Placed together, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.613, 2022 260C.617
Social and medical histories, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.83, 2022 259A.01, 2022 260C.609
Social service agencies, representation of, Court Rules Adop 23.03
Special laws regarding, Minn. Const. art 12 s 1
Special needs children, adoption assistance program, see ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Special needs children, requirements, Minn. Rules 9560.0040
Final hearings, Court Rules Adop 41.04
Trials, Court Rules Adop 44.04
Standards, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
State adoption exchange, Minn. Rules 9560.0040
Decisions and orders, Court Rules Adop 27.04
Generally, Court Rules Adop 27
Notice of motion and motion for preadoptive custody order, Court Rules Adop 27.01, Adop 27.02, Adop 27.03
Petitions, Court Rules Adop 35.03
Records, access to, Court Rules Adop 7.03
Defined as placement activities, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.21
Direct adoptive placement, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.41, 2022 259.47
Depositions, subpoenas for taking, Court Rules Adop 13.06
Expenses, Court Rules Adop 13.07
Failure to appear, Court Rules Adop 13.08
Form, Court Rules Adop 13.02
Hearings or trials, subpoenas for, Court Rules Adop 13.01
Motions to quash, Court Rules Adop 13.04
Notice, Court Rules Adop 13.02
Objections, Court Rules Adop 13.05
Purpose, Court Rules Adop 13.02
Service of process, Court Rules Adop 13.03
Defined, Minn. Rules 9560.0020
Generally, Minn. Rules 9560.0140
Summary judgment, Court Rules Adop 40.03
Support services, ombudsperson for families, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.0762
Termination of parental rights, Minn. Rules 9560.0030
Termination of placement, Minn. Rules 9560.0110
Testimony, telephone and remote technology, Court Rules Adop 12.01 to 12.02
Time, computation, Court Rules Adop 4.01, Adop 4.02
Availability, Court Rules Adop 11.02
Expenses, Court Rules Adop 11.03
Procedure, Court Rules Adop 11.01
Referee hearings, Court Rules Adop 6.05
Transfers to minors, see TRANSFERS TO MINORS
Transportation of child, independent placements, Minn. Rules 9560.0120
Commencement, Court Rules Adop 44.02
Decisions, deadlines, Court Rules Adop 44.06
Generally, Court Rules Adop 44.01
Motion for judgment at conclusion of, Court Rules Adop 44.05
New trials, motions for, Court Rules Adop 46.02
Procedure, Court Rules Adop 44.03
Standard of proof, Court Rules Adop 44.04
New trials, motions for, Court Rules Adop 46.02
Notice, Court Rules Adop 31.01 to 31.04
Venue, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.23, 2022 259.47, 2022 260C.621
Children under guardianship of commissioner, Court Rules Adop 49.01
Generally, Court Rules Adop 49.01
Granting, orders, Court Rules Adop 49.03
Requests, Court Rules Adop 49.02
Birth parents, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Children under guardianship of commissioner, prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.605
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.22
Hearing on petition, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24, 2022 259.49
Legal counsel, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.47
Preadoption residence, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.53
Witnesses, subpoenas, Court Rules Adop 25.05
Consents, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.24
Hearing on petition, waiver of notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 259.49