Statutes: Minn. Stat. sec. 259.52
Obtain the form from: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/registry/registrationform.pdf or from:
Minnesota Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
717 Delaware St., S.E.
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440-9441
Tel: 1-888-345-1726
Return the form to:
Father’s Adoption registry
Minnesota Department of Health
717 Delaware St., S.E.
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440-9441
Notarization not required. Cost: None indicated
Ignorance of the pregnancy is no excuse for not signing the registry. The sexual act itself lets the adoption proceed without the putative father’s consent if has not signed the registry within 30 days after the child’s birth or has not otherwise legally established fatherhood. Minn. Stat. sec. 259.52(8) (1999).
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