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Adoption is a legal process in which an adult person assumes responsibility for the care and support of another person (usually a child) who is not the adoptive parent's biological child. The child's biological or birth parents generally must give up their parental rights to complete an adoption.

In Minnesota, adoption is governed by state statutes that outline the legal process by which an individual or couple becomes the legal parent(s) of a child who is not their biological offspring. This process requires the termination of the biological or birth parents' legal rights, either voluntarily through consent or involuntarily by court order if it is found to be in the best interest of the child. The adoptive parents then assume full legal responsibility for the child, including care, support, and decision-making. Minnesota law requires a series of steps to be followed in an adoption, including home studies, background checks, and post-placement assessments to ensure the welfare of the child. The process is finalized with a court hearing, where a judge will issue an order of adoption, legally establishing the adoptive parent-child relationship.

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