Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes?id=260C.301&year=2015&keyword_type=all&keyword=termination+of+parental+rights
Timestamp: 2017-06-25 08:41:10
Document Index: 199313497

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 11', 'art 3', 'art 4', 'art 8', 'art 1', 'art 11', 'art 1', 'art 4', 'art 6']

260C.301 - 2015 Minnesota Statutes
2015 Minnesota StatutesPUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIESChapter 260CSection 260C.301
260C.229260C.303
2015 Table of Chapters2015 Statutes New, Amended or Repealed2015 Statutes Topics (Index)Chapter 260C
Full Chapter TextSection 260C.301
2001 Subd. 3 Amended 1Sp2001 c 9 art 11 s 5
Found 99 matches for termination of parental rights
260C.301 TERMINATION
The juvenile court may upon petition, terminate all Previous
a parent to a child:
(a) with the written consent Previous
a parent who for good cause desires to terminate Previous
(b) if it finds that one or more Previous
(2) that the parent has substantially, continuously, or repeatedly refused or neglected to comply with the duties imposed upon that parent by the parent and child relationship, including but not limited to providing the child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, and other care and control necessary for the child's physical, mental, or emotional health and development, if the parent is physically and financially able, and either reasonable efforts by the social services agency have failed to correct the conditions that formed the basis Previous
the petition or reasonable efforts would be futile and therefore unreasonable;
(3) that a parent has been ordered to contribute to the support Previous
the child or financially aid in the child's birth and has continuously failed to do so without good cause. This clause shall not be construed to state a grounds for Previous
a noncustodial parent if that parent has not been ordered to or cannot financially contribute to the support Previous
the child or aid in the child's birth;
(4) that a parent is palpably unfit to be a party to the parent and child relationship because Previous
a consistent pattern Previous
specific conduct before the child or Previous
specific conditions directly relating to the parent and child relationship either Previous
which are determined by the court to be Previous
a duration or nature that renders the parent unable, for the reasonably foreseeable future, to care appropriately for the ongoing physical, mental, or emotional needs Previous
the child. It is presumed that a parent is palpably unfit to be a party to the parent and child relationship upon a showing that the parent's Previous
to one or more other children were involuntarily terminated or that the parent's custodial Previous
to another child have been involuntarily transferred to a relative under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260C.201, subdivision 11, paragraph (e), clause (1), section 260C.515, subdivision 4, or a similar law Previous
(5) that following the child's placement out Previous
the home, reasonable efforts, under the direction Previous
the court, have failed to correct the conditions leading to the child's placement. It is presumed that reasonable efforts under this clause have failed upon a showing that:
(i) a child has resided out Previous
home under court order for a cumulative period Previous
12 months within the preceding 22 months. In the case Previous
a child under age eight at the time the petition was filed alleging the child to be in need Previous
protection or services, the presumption arises when the child has resided out Previous
home under court order for six months unless the parent has maintained regular contact with the child and the parent is complying with the out-of-home placement plan;
This clause does not prohibit the Previous
prior to one year, or in the case Previous
a child under age eight, prior to six months after a child has been placed out Previous
(6) that a child has experienced egregious harm in the parent's care which is Previous
a nature, duration, or chronicity that indicates a lack Previous
regard for the child's well-being, such that a reasonable person would believe it contrary to the best interest Previous
the child or Previous
any child to be in the parent's care;
(7) that in the case Previous
a child born to a mother who was not married to the child's father when the child was conceived nor when the child was born the person is not entitled to notice Previous
an adoption hearing under section 259.49 and the person has not registered with the fathers' adoption registry under section 259.52;
(9) that the parent has been convicted Previous
a crime listed in section 260.012, paragraph (g), clauses (1) to (5).
In an action involving an American Indian child, sections 260.751 to 260.835 and the Indian Child Welfare Act, United States Code, title 25, sections 1901 to 1923, control to the extent that the provisions Previous
this section are inconsistent with those laws.
Subd. 2.Evidence Previous
For purposes Previous
subdivision 1, clause (b), item (1):
(2) the child is an infant under two years Previous
age and has been deserted by the parent under circumstances that show an intent not to return to care for the child.
The court is not prohibited from finding abandonment in the absence Previous
the presumptions in clauses (1) and (2).
(b) The following are prima facie evidence Previous
abandonment where there has been a showing that the person was not entitled to notice Previous
an adoption proceeding under section 259.49:
(i) filing a denial Previous
paternity within 30 days Previous
receipt Previous
notice under section 259.52, subdivision 8;
(ii) failing to timely file an intent to claim Previous
with entry Previous
appearance form within 30 days Previous
notice under section 259.52, subdivision 10; or
(iii) timely filing an intent to claim Previous
notice under section 259.52, subdivision 10, but failing to initiate a paternity action within 30 days Previous
receiving the fathers' adoption registry notice where there has been no showing Previous
good cause for the delay.
Except for cases where the child is in placement due solely to the child's developmental disability or emotional disturbance, where custody has not been transferred to the responsible social services agency, and where the court finds compelling reasons to continue placement, the county attorney shall file a Previous
petition or a petition to transfer permanent legal and physical custody to a relative under section 260C.515, subdivision 4, for all children who have been in out-of-home care for 15 Previous
the most recent 22 months. This requirement does not apply if there is a compelling reason approved by the court for determining that filing a Previous
petition or other permanency petition would not be in the best interests Previous
the child or if the responsible social services agency has not provided reasonable efforts necessary for the safe return Previous
the child, if reasonable efforts are required.
subdivision 1, clause (a), an adoptive parent may not terminate Previous
to an adopted child for a reason that would not apply to a birth parent seeking Previous
to a child under subdivision 1, clause (a).
subdivision 1, clause (b), no prior judicial finding Previous
need for protection or services, or neglected and in foster care is required, except as provided in subdivision 1, clause (b), item (5).
Subd. 7.Best interests Previous
child paramount.
In any proceeding under this section, the best interests Previous
the child must be the paramount consideration, provided that the conditions in subdivision 1, clause (a), or at least one condition in subdivision 1, clause (b), are found by the court. In proceedings involving an American Indian child, as defined in section 260.755, subdivision 8, the best interests Previous
the child must be determined consistent with the Indian Child Welfare Act Previous
1978, United States Code, title 25, section 1901, et seq. Where the interests Previous
parent and child conflict, the interests Previous
the child are paramount.
(1) that reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan to reunify the child and the parent were made including individualized and explicit findings regarding the nature and extent Previous
of efforts made by the social services agency to rehabilitate the parent and reunite the family; or
History: 1999 c 139 art 3 s 29; art 4 s 2; 1999 c 245 art 8 s 59-64; 2001 c 178 art 1 s 33-36,44; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 11 s 5; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2010 c 382 s 53; 2012 c 216 art 4 s 22; art 6 s 4,13