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MN Stat § 259.79 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259 — Change Of Name, Adoption|Section 259.79 — Adoption Records.

259.79 ADOPTION RECORDS. Subdivision 1. Content. (a) The adoption records of the commissioner's agents and licensed child-placing agencies shall contain copies of all relevant legal documents, responsibly collected genetic, medical and social history of the child and the child's birth parents, the child's placement record, copies of all pertinent agreements, contracts, and correspondence relevant to the adoption, and copies of all reports and recommendations made to the court. (b) The commissioner of human services shall maintain a permanent record of all adoptions granted in district court in Minnesota regarding children who are: (1) under guardianship of the commissioner or a licensed child-placing agency according to section 260C.317 or 260C.515, subdivision 3; (2) placed by the commissioner, commissioner's agent, or licensed child-placing agency after a consent to adopt according to section 259.24 or under an agreement conferring authority to place for adoption according to section 259.25; or (3) adopted after a direct adoptive placement approved by the district court under section 259.47. Each record shall contain identifying information about the child, the birth or legal parents, and adoptive parents, including race where such data is available. The record must also contain: (1) the date the child was legally freed for adoption; (2) the date of the adoptive placement; (3) the name of the placing agency; (4) the county where the adoptive placement occurred; (5) the date that the petition to adopt was filed; (6) the county where the petition to adopt was filed; and (7) the date and county where the adoption decree was granted. (c) Identifying information contained in the adoption record shall be confidential and shall be disclosed only pursuant to section 259.61. Subd. 2. Use. Each adoption record shall constitute the permanent record upon which court action is based and agency services are administered. Subd. 3. Retention; records made public. All adoption records shall be retained on a permanent basis under a protected record system which ensures confidentiality and lasting preservation. All adoption records shall become public records on the 100th anniversary of the granting of the adoption decree. History:  1982 c 584 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1997 c 177 s 22; 2005 c 159 art 2 s 9; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 13
MN Stat § 259.81 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259 — Change Of Name, Adoption|Section 259.81 — Referral For Services.

259.81 REFERRAL FOR SERVICES. When a parent contacts a licensed child-placing agency and requests out-of-home placement for a child, the agency shall refer the parent to the local welfare agency if the child-placing agency is not able to arrange a shelter or foster placement for the child as requested by the parent. History:  1987 c 187 s 4; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 259.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259 — Change Of Name, Adoption|Section 259.87 — Rules.

259.87 RULES. The commissioner of human services shall make rules as necessary to administer sections 259.79 and 259.83. History:  1982 c 584 s 4; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 259.88 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259 — Change Of Name, Adoption|Section 259.88 — Data And Best Practices.

259.88 DATA AND BEST PRACTICES. Subdivision 1. Required data for postadoption search services. (a) The commissioner of human services must collect data from all adoption agencies for six months in order to establish benchmarks to evaluate postadoption search services. The data must include: (1) the percentage of requests resulting in successful location of the other party; (2) the percentage of requests resulting in successful completion of the commissioner's designated form for family medical and social history; (3) the time from request for search to completion of search; and (4) the number and type of efforts used to complete the search. (b) Agencies must provide the number of search requests received during the six-month period prior to June 2, 2005, to the commissioner of human services. (c) The data must be used to establish reasonable efforts in developing the best practices under subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Best practices. The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, must develop best practice guidelines for conducting postadoption services. History:   2005 c 129 s 1
MN Stat § 259A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.05 — Program Administration.

259A.05 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Administration of title IV-E program. The title IV-E Adoption Assistance Program shall operate according to the requirements of United States Code, title 42, sections 671 and 673, and Code of Federal Regulations, parts 1355 and 1356. Subd. 2. Administration responsibilities. (a) AFDC relatedness is one eligibility component of title IV-E adoption assistance. The AFDC relatedness determination shall be made by an agency according to policies and procedures prescribed by the commissioner. (b) Subject to commissioner approval, the child-placing agency shall certify a child's eligibility for adoption assistance in writing on the forms prescribed by the commissioner according to section 259A.15. (c) Children who meet all eligibility criteria, except those specific to title IV-E, shall receive adoption assistance paid through state funds. (d) The child-placing agency is responsible for assisting the commissioner with the administration of the adoption assistance program by conducting assessments, reassessments, negotiations, and other activities as specified by the requirements and procedures prescribed by the commissioner. (e) The child-placing agency shall notify an adoptive parent of a child's eligibility for Medicaid in the state of residence. In Minnesota, the child-placing agency shall refer the adoptive parent to the appropriate social service agency in the parent's county of residence that administers medical assistance. The child-placing agency shall inform the adoptive parent of the requirement to comply with the rules of the applicable Medicaid program. Subd. 3. Procedures, requirements, and deadlines. The commissioner shall specify procedures, requirements, and deadlines for the administration of adoption assistance in accordance with this section. Subd. 4. Promotion of programs. (a) Parents who adopt children with special needs must be informed of the adoption tax credit. (b) The commissioner shall actively seek ways to promote the adoption assistance program, including informing prospective adoptive parents of eligible children under guardianship of the commissioner and the availability of adoption assistance. Subd. 5. Transfer of funds. The commissioner of human services may transfer funds into the adoption assistance account when a deficit in the adoption assistance program occurs. History:  1986 c 414 s 3; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 11; 2012 c 216 art 3 s 2; art 6 s 2,13
MN Stat § 259A.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.12 — No New Execution Of Adoption Assistance Agreements.

259A.12 NO NEW EXECUTION OF ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS. After November 26, 2014, new adoption assistance agreements must not be executed under this section. Agreements that were signed on or before November 26, 2014, and were not in effect because the adoption finalization of the child did not occur on or before November 26, 2014, must be renegotiated according to the terms of Northstar Care for Children under chapter 256N. Agreements signed and in effect on or before November 26, 2014, must continue according to the terms of this section and applicable rules for the duration of the agreement, unless the commissioner and the adoptive parents choose to renegotiate the agreements under Northstar Care for Children consistent with section 256N.28, subdivision 7. After November 26, 2014, this section and associated rules must be referred to as the pre-Northstar Care for Children adoption assistance program and shall apply to children whose adoption assistance agreements were in effect on or before November 26, 2014, and whose adoptive parents have not renegotiated their agreements according to the terms of Northstar Care for Children. History:   2013 c 108 art 17 s 19
MN Stat § 259A.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.30 — Reporting Responsibilities.

259A.30 REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES. Subdivision 1. Notification of change. (a) An adoptive parent who has an adoption assistance agreement shall keep the agency administering the program informed of changes in status or circumstances that would make the child ineligible for the payments or eligible for payments in a different amount. (b) As long as the agreement is in effect, the adoptive parent agrees to notify the agency administering the program in writing within 30 days of any of the following changes: (1) the child's or adoptive parent's legal name; (2) the family's address; (3) the child's legal custody status; (4) the child's completion of high school, if this occurs after the child attains age 18; (5) the end of an adoptive parent's legal responsibility to support the child based on termination of parental rights of the adoptive parent, transfer of guardianship to another person, or transfer of permanent legal and physical custody to another person; (6) the end of an adoptive parent's financial support of the child; (7) the death of the child; (8) the death of the adoptive parent; (9) the child enlists in the military; (10) the child gets married; (11) the child becomes an emancipated minor through legal action; (12) the adoptive parents separate or divorce; (13) the child is residing outside the adoptive home for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; and (14) the child's status upon which eligibility for extension under section 259A.45, subdivision 2 or 3, was based. Subd. 2. Correct and true information. If the adoptive parent reports information the adoptive parent knows is untrue, the adoptive parent fails to notify the commissioner of changes that may affect eligibility, or the agency administering the program receives information the adoptive parent did not report, the adoptive parent may be investigated for theft and, if charged and convicted, shall be sentenced under section 609.52, subdivision 3, clauses (1) to (5). History:   2012 c 216 art 3 s 7
MN Stat § 259A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.35 — Termination Of Agreement.

259A.35 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. Subdivision 1. Reasons for termination. (a) An adoption assistance agreement shall terminate in any of the following circumstances: (1) the child has attained the age of 18, or up to age 21, when the child meets a condition for extension as outlined in section 259A.45, subdivision 1; (2) the child has not attained the age of 18, but the commissioner determines the adoptive parent is no longer legally responsible for support of the child; (3) the commissioner determines the adoptive parent is no longer providing financial support to the child up to age 21; (4) the death of the child; or (5) the adoptive parent requests in writing termination of the adoption assistance agreement. (b) An adoptive parent is considered no longer legally responsible for support of the child in any of the following circumstances: (1) parental rights to the child are legally terminated or a court accepted the parent's consent to adoption under chapter 260C; (2) permanent legal and physical custody or guardianship of the child is transferred to another individual; (3) the death of adoptive parent; (4) the child enlists in the military; (5) the child gets married; or (6) the child is determined an emancipated minor through legal action. Subd. 2. Death of adoptive parent or adoption dissolution. The adoption assistance agreement ends upon death or termination of parental rights of both adoptive parents in the case of a two-parent adoption, or the sole adoptive parent in the case of a single-parent adoption. The child's adoption assistance eligibility may be continued according to section 259A.40. Subd. 3. Termination notice for parent. The commissioner shall provide the child's parent written notice of termination of payment. Termination notices must be sent according to the requirements and procedures prescribed by the commissioner. History:   2012 c 216 art 3 s 8
MN Stat § 259A.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.40 — Assignment Of Adoption Assistance Agreement.

259A.40 ASSIGNMENT OF ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. Subdivision 1. Continuing child's eligibility for title IV-E adoption assistance in a subsequent adoption. (a) The child maintains eligibility for title IV-E adoption assistance in a subsequent adoption if the following criteria are met: (1) the child is determined to be a child with special needs as outlined in section 259A.10, subdivision 2; and (2) the subsequent adoptive parent resides in Minnesota. (b) If the child had a title IV-E adoption assistance agreement prior to the death of the adoptive parent or dissolution of the adoption, and the subsequent adoptive parent resides outside of Minnesota, the state is not responsible for determining whether the child meets the definition of special needs, entering into the adoption assistance agreement, and making any adoption assistance payments outlined in the new agreement unless a state agency in Minnesota has responsibility for placement and care of the child at the time of the subsequent adoption. If there is no state agency in Minnesota that has responsibility for placement and care of the child at the time of the subsequent adoption, it is the public child welfare agency in the subsequent adoptive parent's residence that is responsible for determining whether the child meets the definition of special needs and entering into the adoption assistance agreement. Subd. 2. Assigning a child's adoption assistance to a court-appointed guardian. (a) State-funded adoption assistance may be continued with the written consent of the commissioner to an individual who is a guardian appointed by a court for the child upon the death of both the adoptive parents in the case of a two-parent adoption, or the sole adoptive parent in the case of a single-parent adoption, unless the child is under the custody of a child-placing agency. (b) Temporary assignment of adoption assistance may be approved by the commissioner for a maximum of six consecutive months from the death of the parent or parents and must adhere to the requirements and procedures prescribed by the commissioner. If, within six months, the child has not been adopted by a person agreed upon by the commissioner, or if a court has not appointed a legal guardian under either section 260C.325 or 524.5-313, or similar law of another jurisdiction, the adoption assistance shall terminate. Upon assignment of payments pursuant to this subdivision, funding shall be from state funds only. History:   2012 c 216 art 3 s 9
MN Stat § 259A.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.45 — Extension Of Adoption Assistance Agreement.

259A.45 EXTENSION OF ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. Subdivision 1. General requirements. (a) Under certain limited circumstances, a child may qualify for extension of the adoption assistance agreement beyond the date the child attains age 18, up to the date the child attains the age of 21. (b) A request for extension of the adoption assistance agreement must be completed in writing and submitted, including all supporting documentation, by the adoptive parent at least 60 calendar days prior to the date that the current agreement will terminate. (c) A signed amendment to the current adoption assistance agreement must be fully executed between the adoptive parent and the commissioner at least ten business days prior to the termination of the current agreement. The request for extension and the fully executed amendment must be made according to the requirements and procedures prescribed by the commissioner, including documentation of eligibility, and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. (d) If a child-placing agency is certifying a child for adoption assistance and the child will attain the age of 18 within 60 calendar days of submission, the request for extension must be completed in writing and submitted, including all supporting documentation, with the adoption assistance application. Subd. 2. Extension past age 18 for child adopted after 16th birthday. A child who has attained the age of 16 prior to finalization of the child's adoption is eligible for extension of the adoption assistance agreement up to the date the child attains age 21 if the child is: (1) dependent on the adoptive parent for care and financial support; and (2)(i) completing a secondary education program or a program leading to an equivalent credential; (ii) enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; (iii) participating in a program or activity designed to promote or remove barriers to employment; (iv) employed for at least 80 hours per month; or (v) incapable of doing any of the activities described in items (i) to (iv) due to a medical condition where incapability is supported by documentation from an expert according to the requirements and procedures prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Extension past age 18 for child adopted prior to 16th birthday. A child who has not attained the age of 16 prior to finalization of the child's adoption is eligible for extension of the adoption assistance agreement up to the date the child attains the age of 21 if the child is: (1) dependent on the adoptive parent for care and financial support; and (2)(i) enrolled in a secondary education program or a program leading to the equivalent; or (ii) incapable of sustaining employment because of the continuation of a physical or mental disability, upon which eligibility for adoption assistance was approved. History:   2012 c 216 art 3 s 10
MN Stat § 259A.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.50 — Overpayments Of Adoption Assistance.

259A.50 OVERPAYMENTS OF ADOPTION ASSISTANCE. An amount of adoption assistance paid to an adoptive parent in excess of the payment that was actually due is recoverable by the commissioner, even when the overpayment was caused by agency error or circumstances outside the responsibility and control of the parent or provider. Adoption assistance amounts covered by this section include basic maintenance needs payments, monthly supplemental maintenance needs payments, reimbursement of nonrecurring adoption expenses, reimbursement of special nonmedical costs, and reimbursement of medical costs. History:   2012 c 216 art 3 s 11
MN Stat § 259A.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 259A — Adoption Assistance|Section 259A.55 — Appeals And Fair Hearings.

259A.55 APPEALS AND FAIR HEARINGS. Subdivision 1. Appeals for denials, modifications, or terminations. An adoptive parent or a prospective adoptive parent has the right to appeal to the commissioner under section 256.045 for reasons including, but not limited to, when eligibility for adoption assistance is denied, when a specific payment or reimbursement is modified or denied, and when the agreement for an eligible child is terminated. A prospective adoptive parent who disagrees with a decision by the commissioner prior to finalization of the adoption may request review of the decision by the commissioner, or may appeal the decision under section 256.045. Subd. 2. Extenuating circumstances. (a) An adoption assistance agreement must be signed and fully executed prior to the court order that finalizes the adoption. An adoptive parent who believes that extenuating circumstances exist, as to why the adoption was finalized prior to fully executing an adoption assistance agreement, may request a fair hearing. The parent has the responsibility to prove the existence of extenuating circumstances, such as: (1) relevant facts regarding the child were known by the child-placing agency and not presented to the parent prior to finalization of the adoption; or (2) the child-placing agency failed to advise a potential parent about the availability of adoption assistance for a child in the county-paid foster care system. (b) If an appeals judge finds through the fair hearing process that extenuating circumstances existed and that the child met all eligibility criteria at the time the adoption was finalized, the effective date and any associated federal financial participation shall be retroactive to the date of the request for a fair hearing. History:   2012 c 216 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 260.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260 — Juvenile Court; Child Placement; Compacts|Section 260.011 — Title, Intent, And Construction.

260.011 TITLE, INTENT, AND CONSTRUCTION. Subdivision 1. Citation. Sections 260.011 to 260.92 may be cited as general provisions of the Juvenile Court Act. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3] History:  1959 c 685 s 1; 1980 c 580 s 3; 1985 c 286 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 514 s 3; 1988 c 673 s 2; 1990 c 542 s 10; 1998 c 406 art 1 s 23,37; 1998 c 407 art 9 s 22; 1999 c 139 art 1 s 1; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 84
MN Stat § 260.019 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260 — Juvenile Court; Child Placement; Compacts|Section 260.019 — Juvenile Court; Hennepin And Ramsey Counties.

260.019 JUVENILE COURT; HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES. Subdivision 1. Hennepin and Ramsey Counties; district court; juvenile court. In Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, the district court is the juvenile court. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2002 c 229 s 1] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2002 c 229 s 1] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2002 c 229 s 1] History:  1978 c 750 s 7; 1981 c 292 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2
MN Stat § 260.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260 — Juvenile Court; Child Placement; Compacts|Section 260.021 — Juvenile Courts.

260.021 JUVENILE COURTS. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1978 c 750 s 9] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1978 c 750 s 9] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1978 c 750 s 9] Subd. 4. Juvenile court. In counties now or hereafter having a population of not more than 200,000, the probate court is the juvenile court. At the primary or general election, the office of probate judge shall also be designated on the ballot as "Judge of the Juvenile Court." History:  1959 c 685 s 3; 1965 c 316 s 1,2; 1971 c 25 s 49,50