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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The following shall be filed by the responsible social services agency prior to finalization of the adoption:
(1) a certified copy of the child's birth record;
(2) a certified copy of the findings and order terminating parental rights or order accepting the parent's consent to adoption undersection 260C.515, subdivision 3, and for guardianship to the commissioner;
(3) a copy of any communication or contact agreement undersection 260C.619;
(4) certification that the Minnesota Fathers' Adoption Registry has been searched which requirement may be met according to the requirements of the Minnesota Rules of Adoption Procedure, Rule 32.01, subdivision 2;
(5) the original of each consent to adoption required, if any, unless the original was filed in the permanency proceeding conducted undersection 260C.515, subdivision 3, and the order filed under clause (2) has a copy of the consent attached; and
(6) the postplacement assessment report required undersection 259.53, subdivision 2.
(b) The responsible social services agency shall provide any known aliases of the child to the court.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 260C.625. Documents filed by social services agency - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/public-welfare-and-related-activities-ch-245-267/mn-st-sect-260c-625/
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