Minnesota Certified Parentage Document Request
Official state formParentage and paternityFree downloadLast verified November 12, 2026
Request for a certified copy of a recognition of parentage, a spouse's non-parentage statement, or a revocation of either, filed with the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. It is not available through county offices.
Who can use this form
- A mother, father, spouse or child whose name is on the form or who signed it.
- Anyone else authorized by law.
- A representative of a Minnesota state, local or tribal government office with access to birth data.
- Child support representatives outside Minnesota should call the Minnesota Department of Human Services at 651-431-4400.
What to send with it
- The completed form, signed in front of a notary public. Government representatives sign without a notary.
- A copy of your employee ID if you are a government representative.
- Payment, not cash.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital Records Mail: PO Box 64499, St. Paul, MN 55164-0499 Courier/express delivery: 625 Robert St. N, St. Paul, MN 55155 (no vital-records counter service at this location) Fax: 866-416-1357 (credit card payments only)
- State fee
- $9 for each certified copy of a recognition or declaration of parentage, a spouse's non-parentage statement, or a revocation of either. Faster processing is $20 and express delivery is $21. As printed on the form.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 01/2024
- Source
- Official government page