Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 257.71 (2026)
Action To Declare Mother And Child Relationship
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A child, the father or personal representative of the child, the public authority chargeable by law with the support of the child, the personal representative or a parent of the father if the father has died, a woman alleged or alleging herself to be the mother, or the personal representative or a parent of the alleged mother if the alleged mother has died or is a minor may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of sections 257.51 to 257.74 applicable to the father and child relationship apply.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Christianson v. Henke, 831 N.W.2d 532 (Minn. 2013).
Christianson v. Henke, 831 N.W.2d 532 (Minn. 2013). “59 (2012); see also Minn.Stat. § 257.71 (2012) (providing that an action to determine the mother-and-child relationship follows, to the extent practicable, the same provisions that govern an action to determine the father-and-child relationship).”
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