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MN SF2498
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/9/2010
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Lourey
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AI Summary
- Allows a guardian of an adult person to adopt that individual, bypassing the normal consent requirement of the adoptee under existing law
- Court approval is required for guardian adoption, with notice given to interested persons and the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities
- Court must consider the relationship between the guardian and adoptee, reasons for the adoption, and testimony/affidavits from interested persons when determining if adoption is in the adoptee's best interests
- Adoption decree establishes parent-child relationship including inheritance rights and terminates parental rights and sibling relationships with birth family
- Effective date is the day following final enactment
Legislative Description
Adult person adoption by guardian procedure
Last Action
Senate: Introduction and first reading
2/9/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/9/2010
Full Bill Text
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