SF 4382 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Court administrator requirement to provide adoption records to adoptive parents and adult adoptees

This bill requires Minnesota court administrators to provide certified copies of adoption decrees and related documents to adoptive parents and adult adoptees. It amends state statutes to ensure that individuals who adopted children from foreign countries can obtain official records confirming their adoption, including original birth records and court findings. The legislation also clarifies definitions for adult adoptees and establishes procedures for requesting these documents from state registrars, while maintaining confidentiality for adoption proceedings.
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 11, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026
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Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
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Mar 11, 2026
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Erin Maye Quade
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