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Add a legal parent to a birth record with a court order A legal parent, including a biological father, can be added to a birth record with a court order. The Office of Vital Records charges a $40 fee to add a legal parent's name to a birth record with a court order. Fees are non-refundable.

Senator Bonnie Westlin authored the Uniform Electronic Wills Act this legislative session. The bill passed both the House and Senate unanimously and Governor Tim Walz signed it into law last March. It streamlines that process entirely online, making Minnesota the 13th state to pass e-will legislation.

The will must be in writing; The will must be signed by you, by another person at your direction and in your presence, or by your conservator pursuant to a court order; The will must be witnessed by at least two people, both of whom must also sign the will; and. You must intend for the document to operate as a will.

If you have questions about how to get a certified copy of a filed Recognition of Parentage or other paternity form, contact health.vitalrecords@state.mn.us or 651-201-5970. Do not email your application. Do not send cash.

Does my will need to be notarized? No, in Minnesota, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. But Minnesota lets you to make your will "self-proving." If you want to do that you need to go to a notary. A self-proving will helps prove that your will is valid if it is contested in court.

Creating a will is usually a first step in the estate planning process. However, because of the extra expense and complication of the eventual probate process, an emerging practice is to avoid using the will as the primary tool for estate planning. If you are of legal age and of sound mind, you can draft your own will.