Paternity

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Fact Sheets

Paternity and Child Custody

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Other Resources

Booklets

Unmarried Fathers' Guide to Paternity, Custody, Parenting Time and Child Support in Minnesota

This guide has basic information about paternity, custody, child support, and parenting time for unmarried fathers in Minnesota. Every state has different laws on family law. This guide is for Minnesota only.

Source: Central Minnesota Legal Services

Rights and Responsibilities of Unmarried Parents

Laws can be different from state to state. This booklet covers Minnesota law. This booklet will help you understand your rights and responsibilities as a parent. Your child deserves the best you can offer, including the love, attention,…

Source: Education for Justice

Do-It-Yourself Forms

Court Fee Waiver (IFP) - Do it Yourself

Welcome! This free program helps you create the forms to ask the court for a Fee Waiver. These forms are also called an In Forma Pauperis, or IFP. The program works by asking you…

Source: Education for Justice

Helpful Websites

Paternity - Court Forms and Information

Author: Minnesota Courts

Forms and information related to Paternity

Go to the website: Paternity - Minnesota Courts

Recognition of Parentage (ROP) Form

Author: Minnesota Department of Human Services

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.

Go to the website: Recognition of Parentage Form - Minnesota

Voluntary Recognition of Parentage Revocation Form

Author: Minnesota Department of Human Services

To cancel a signed Recognition of Parentage, you must sign and file this revocation form within 60 days after the Recognition of Parentage was originally signed.

Go to the website: Voluntary Recognition of Parentage Revocation Form - Minnesota

Court Forms for Child Custody or Parenting Time

Author: Minnesota Courts

Minnesota Courts forms for requesting or changing child custody or parenting time, and for responding to a motion for custody or parenting time. Review the site and form instructions to find the right form for your case.

Go to the website: Child Custody/Parenting Time forms - Minnesota Courts

Tips for Representing Yourself in Court - Minnesota State Courts

Author: Minnesota Courts

Tips to help if you are representing yourself in court, or deciding whether or not to hire a lawyer.

Go to the website: Representing Yourself in Court - Minnesota Courts

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Videos

How to File a Motion in Family Court - Minnesota Courts

Source: Minnesota Courts

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