Paternity - Minnesota Court Forms and Information
Last Updated
09/2021
The Minnesota Courts have information about paternity.
“Paternity” means the legal father of the child. Paternity can be established by a Recognition of Parentage (ROP) or court order. If you do not know if you signed a ROP, contact the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Forms on the Courts website are organized in "packets" and by individual forms. Packets include form instructions and all individual forms. If you are not sure what form you need, start with the Packet and download each individual form in the packet as you need.
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