Birth records include the names of legal parents. The marital status of a person giving birth affects how parents are listed on the birth record. Establishing parentage allows a parent to be listed on a birth record or added to a birth record after the birth is registered. Parentage can be established by a voluntary acknowledgement, adoption, or court order. Same-sex couples cannot use an ROP form to establish parentage.
After they are filed, the legal relationship between the presumed parent and the child ends. After a court order parentage adjudication or ROP form is filed, MDH replaces the original birth record so the record shows the new parent information. The original record and all correspondence pertaining to it are sealed, making it confidential and only released according to Minnesota law. To revoke a completed ROP or SNPS, a parent or spouse on the record must sign a written revocation in front of a notary public and file it with MDH within 60 days of date of the last signature on the form.
For information on getting a court order, please see the Minnesota Judicial Branch website. Learn more about adding parents to the birth record on the Establishing parentage webpage.
Send only the Certificate of Adjudication form and fee. Do not send the adjudication order. Contact Info Office of Vital Records.
Birth Records and Parentage Birth records include the names of legal parents. Both of their names appear on the birth record. If the person giving birth is not married: There is no presumed second parent; the person giving birth is the only recognized legal parent at the time of birth.
