The Minnesota Affidavit of Diligent Efforts to Locate Parent and Order for Publication is a form used in adoption proceedings in Minnesota. The form is used by adoptive parents to prove to the court that they have made a good faith effort to locate the biological parents of the child they wish to adopt. The affidavit is necessary because in Minnesota, adoptive parents must provide the biological parents with notice of the adoption proceedings. To do this, the adoptive parents must provide the court with an affidavit that lists the steps they have taken to locate the biological parents. The Minnesota Affidavit of Diligent Efforts to Locate Parent and Order for Publication comes in two forms: the Affidavit of Diligent Efforts and the Order for Publication. The Affidavit of Diligent Efforts must be completed by the adoptive parents and submitted to the court to prove that they have made a good faith effort to locate the biological parents. The Order for Publication is then issued by the court and published in a newspaper to give notice to the biological parents of the adoption proceedings. This allows them to have an opportunity to object to the adoption before it is finalized.