Updated MFAR Registration Form

The Office of Vital Records recently updated the Minnesota Fathers' Adoption Registry (MFAR) registration form.

MFAR protects the rights of putative fathers and adoptive families. A putative father is a man of any age who:

• Thinks he is the father of a child
• Is not married to the child’s mother
• Has not established paternity for the child through a court or a voluntary acknowledgement form
• Wants to be notified if the child is the subject of an adoption in Minnesota

MFAR registration is voluntary.

What did we update?

• First, middle and last name field descriptions include the section name, for example: Child’s first name, Putative father’s last name, Middle name of child’s mother
• Putative father’s statement (easier to read)
• Fax number 651-201-5740
• Forms accepted by fax or USPS only (not by email)
• Date in lower right corner = 6/2020

The instructions and registration form print as one document. Please hand out the instructions and updated MFAR registration form to putative fathers.

Find the form attached to this email and on the MDH MFAR Registration Information webpage.

If you have questions about this email, contact the Office of Vital Records at health.vitalrecords@state.mn.us or 651-201-5970.

 

 

 

 

• mfarregformac.pdf