Recognition of Parentage (ROP) - Minnesota Forms and Information
Last Updated
12/2025
Signing and filing this Recognition of Parentage (ROP) form establishes a legal relationship between a father and child when the biological father is not married to the child's mother. Signing and filing this form:
- Legally establishes the biological father's paternity
- Creates and waives certain rights and responsibilities for the mother, father and child
- Allows the father's name to be on the child's birth record
- Provides a basis for establishing child support
- Does not establish custody or parenting time.