{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257.02","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 257.02","heading":"SURRENDER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.","body":"No person other than the parents or relatives may assume the permanent care and custody of a child under 14 years of age unless authorized so to do by an order or decree of court. However, if a parent of a child who is being cared for by a relative dies, or if the parent is not or cannot fulfill parental duties with respect to the child, the relative may bring a petition under section 260C.141. Except in proceedings for adoption or by a consent decree entered under section 257C.07, no parent may assign or otherwise transfer to another parental rights or duties with respect to the permanent care and custody of a child under 14 years of age. Any such transfer shall be void.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 257. CHILDREN; CUSTODY, LEGITIMACY","CUSTODY"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/257.02","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:39Z","sha256":"4c8a39445ce41d7269c9490303bbc577c652959a9fa74307fc4754523c7b17ab","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257.01","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}