Minnesota Statutes 260C.625 – Documents Filed by Social Services Agency
(a) The following shall be filed by the responsible social services agency prior to finalization of the adoption:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 260C.625
- Agency: means the responsible social services agency or a licensed child-placing agency. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Child: means an individual under 18 years of age. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Court: means juvenile court unless otherwise specified in this section. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Parent: means a person who has a legal parent and child relationship with a child which confers or imposes on the person legal rights, privileges, duties, and obligations consistent with sections 257. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Responsible social services agency: means the county social services agency that has responsibility for public child welfare and child protection services and includes the provision of adoption services as an agent of the commissioner of human services. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
(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 under section 260C.515, subdivision 3, and for guardianship to the commissioner;
(3) a copy of any communication or contact agreement under section 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 under section 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 under section 259.53, subdivision 2.
(b) The responsible social services agency shall provide any known aliases of the child to the court.