Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 257.66 (2026)

Judgment Or Order

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Subdivision 1.Determinative.

The judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes.

Subd. 2.New birth record.

If the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child's birth record, the court shall order that a new birth record be issued under section 257.73.

Subd. 3.Judgment; order.

The judgment or order shall contain provisions concerning the duty of support, the custody of the child, the name of the child, the Social Security number of the mother, father, and child, if known at the time of adjudication, parenting time with the child, the furnishing of bond or other security for the payment of the judgment, or any other matter in the best interest of the child. Custody and parenting time and all subsequent motions related to them shall proceed and be determined under section 257.541. The remaining matters and all subsequent motions related to them shall proceed and be determined in accordance with chapters 518 and 518A. The judgment or order may direct the appropriate party to pay all or a proportion of the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement, including the mother's lost wages due to medical necessity, after consideration of the relevant facts, including the relative financial means of the parents; the earning ability of each parent; and any health insurance policies held by either parent, or by a spouse or parent of the parent, which would provide benefits for the expenses incurred by the mother during her pregnancy and confinement. Pregnancy and confinement expenses and genetic testing costs, submitted by the public authority, are admissible as evidence without third-party foundation testimony and constitute prima facie evidence of the amounts incurred for those services or for the genetic testing. Remedies available for the collection and enforcement of child support apply to confinement costs and are considered additional child support.

Subd. 4.Statute of limitations.

Support judgments or orders ordinarily shall be for periodic payments which may vary in amount. In the best interest of the child, a lump-sum payment may be ordered in lieu of periodic payments of support. The court shall limit the parent's liability for past support of the child to the proportion of the expenses that the court deems just, which were incurred in the two years immediately preceding the commencement of the action. In determining the amount of the parent's liability for past support, the court may deviate downward from the guidelines if:

(1) the child for whom child support is sought is more than five years old and the obligor discovered or was informed of the existence of the parent and child relationship within one year of commencement of the action seeking child support;

(2) the obligor is a custodian for or pays support for other children; and

(3) the obligor's family income is less than 175 percent of the federal poverty level.

Subd. 5.Entry of judgment.

Any order for support or maintenance issued under this section shall provide for a conspicuous notice that, if the obligor fails to make a support payment, the payment owed becomes a judgment by operation of law on and after the date the payment is due and the obligee or a public agency responsible for support enforcement may obtain entry and docketing of the judgment for the unpaid amounts under the provisions of section 548.091.

Subd. 6.Required information.

Upon entry of judgment or order, each parent who is a party in a paternity proceeding shall:

(1) file with the public authority responsible for child support enforcement the party's Social Security number, residential and mailing address, telephone number, driver's license number, and name, address, and telephone number of any employer if the party is receiving services from the public authority or begins receiving services from the public authority;

(2) file the information in clause (1) with the district court; and

(3) notify the court and, if applicable, the public authority responsible for child support enforcement of any change in the information required under this section within ten days of the change.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 59 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Beardsley v. Garcia, 753 N.W.2d 735 (Minn. 2008).

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Beardsley v. Garcia, 753 N.W.2d 735 (Minn. 2008). · cites it 20× “" Minn.Stat. § 257.66, subd. 1 (2006). Therefore, D.”

Christianson v. Henke, 831 N.W.2d 532 (Minn. 2013). · cites it 6× “Subdivision 3 of the ROP statute states “the [ROP] has the force and effect of a judgment or order determining the existence of the parent and child relationship under section 257.66,” Minn.Stat. § 257.75, subd.”

Pitkin v. Gross, 385 N.W.2d 367 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 16× “5 (1984) (guidelines); Minn.Stat. § 257.66, subd. 3 (1984) (determinations under parentage act to be in accordance with marriage dissolution statutes, Minn.”

In Re the Est. of Jotham, 722 N.W.2d 447 (Minn. 2006). · cites it 12× “For example, in section 257.66, subdivision 1, the legislature provided that a "judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes.”

Schaefer v. Weber, 567 N.W.2d 29 (Minn. 1997). · cites it 16× “It also asserted claims for past child support, pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 257.66, and for the establishment of an ongoing child support obligation, consistent with Minn.”

Morey v. Peppin, 375 N.W.2d 19 (Minn. 1985). · cites it 8× “Minn.Stat. § 257.66, subd. 3 (1984). As originally enacted in 1980, section 257.”

Thompson v. Newman, 383 N.W.2d 713 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 10× “4(c) (1984) when setting the child support level; (3) that the trial court erred by not including Newman’s rental income as a part of Newman’s income; (4) that health insurance is an obligation separate from child support; and (5) that the trial court erred by not including the…”

Bunge v. Zachman, 578 N.W.2d 387 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 16× “She claims that under Minn.Stat. § 257.66, subd. 3 (1996), Zachman should reimburse her income losses during those three weeks and four months.”

Berg v. D.D.M., 603 N.W.2d 361 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 12× “In her petition, appellant moved the court to (1) establish support pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 257.66 (1998), effective as of August 18, 1995, two years before the date she attempted to serve respondent with the paternity action; (2) establish future support pursuant to Minn.”

Latourell v. Dempsey, 518 N.W.2d 564 (Minn. 1994). · cites it 8× “Two provisions within The Parentage Act—Minn.Stat. § 257.66, subd. 3 and Minn. Stat.”

In the MATTER OF the Application of J.M.M. O/B/O Minors for a Change of Name, 890 N.W.2d 750 (Minn. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Minn. Stat. § 257.66 , subd. 1. Borrowing from the Minnesota Parentage Act, a biological father is a “parent” for purposes of the name-change act if he satisfies any of the provisions of Minn.”

Reid v. Strodtman, 631 N.W.2d 414 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “Reopening This case began in 1994 as a paternity action commenced under Minn.Stat. § 257.66 (1994). Ordinarily, motions subsequent to a paternity adjudication, other than those concerning custody and visitation, “shall proceed and be determined in accordance with chapter 518” of…”

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— Minn. Stat. § 257.66(3) — 1 case

State on Behalf of Forslund v. Bronson, 305 N.W.2d 748 (Minn. 1981).

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