{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257c.02","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 257C.02","heading":"APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW; CONSTRUCTION.","body":"(a) Chapters 256, 257, and 518 and sections 524.5-201 to 524.5-317 apply to third-party and de facto custody proceedings unless otherwise specified in this chapter. De facto or third-party child custody proceedings concerning an Indian child are child custody proceedings governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, United States Code, title 25, sections 1901 to 1963; by the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, sections 260.751 to 260.835; and by this chapter when not inconsistent with the Indian Child Welfare Act or the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act.\n(b) Nothing in this chapter relieves a parent of a duty to support the parent's child. A preexisting child support order is not suspended or terminated when a third party takes custody of a child unless otherwise provided by court order. A de facto or third-party custodian has a cause of action against a parent for child support under section 518A.82, subdivision 5, and the public authority has a cause of action against a parent for child support under section 518A.82, subdivision 1.\n(c) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the establishment of parentage under chapter 257.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 257C. DE FACTO CUSTODIAN AND INTERESTED THIRD PARTY"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/257C.02","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:39Z","sha256":"8a7459ed84fa7920ca6032c52db5661e1a39442e2048a326dcf27d59154a7ed4","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257c.01","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257c.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}