Minnesota Statute:
Minn. Stat. sec. 259.52.Obtain the form from:
Minnesota Department of Health;Center for Health Statistics;
717 Delaware St., S.E.; P.O. Box 9441;
Minneapolis, MN 55440-9441
Tel: 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 Required?:
NoCost:
None indicated.Further Information:
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).*An asterisk (*) means that the state, by statute, regards a putative father’s ignorance of the pregnancy or the birth as no excuse for not registering with the putative father registry. Other states may imply similar theory through their case law, even if the statutes do not mention it.Return to the National Directory of Putative Father Registries.