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Affidavit Of Diligent Efforts To Locate Parent And Order For Service By Publication CHP-602 - Minnesota
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State of Minnesota Judicial District: Court File Number: Case Type: In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(en)of: Parent Parent Legal Custodian Legal Custodian District Court Juvenile Affidavit of Diligent Efforts to Locate Parent and Order for Service By Publication , being duly sworn upon oath, deposes and states: 1. Your affiant is employed by in the above-captioned matter. County Social Services and has attempted to locate the parent 2. The name and birth date of the parent who is the subject of this affidavit is as follows: Name DOB 3. The last known address on record for this parent, for purposes of meeting the requirements for publication, is as follows: 4. Through the following process, your affiant has confirmed that this address is not the current address for this parent: Attempts to contact parent by phone and mail at this address have failed. Attempts to have parent personally served at this address have failed. Diligent efforts have been made by your affiant, or staff under your affiant's direction, to locate this parent by checking the following resources: Resource SSIS / CSIS [Social Service Records] MAXIS [Economic Assistance Records, GA, MFIP] County Parental Fee Unit Child Support & Collections Telephone Directory Directory Assistance Reverse Directory Date Checked Last Address on Record Explanation of Last Address on Record 5. CHP602 State ENG Rev 3/04-D www.courts.state.mn.us/forms Page 1 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com Resource Criminal Check / SIP County Corrections Department [probation / parole records] Tribe Other Parent Relatives: [list relationship] Internet Search Other: Date Checked Last Address on Record Explanation of Last Address on Record 6. Your affiant's efforts to locate the above-named parent have been unsuccessful and your affiant respectfully requests that service upon this parent be made by publication and that a copy be mailed to the last known address. FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SAYETH NOT. _____________________________________________ For Social Services Subscribed and sworn to before me on this ____ day of___________, 20___. ________________________________ Notary Public ORDER Based upon the foregoing Affidavit of Diligent Efforts, this Court hereby orders publication on the above-referenced matter and that a copy be mailed to any last known address. DATED: BY THE COURT: Judge of District Court CHP602 State ENG Rev 3/04-D www.courts.state.mn.us/forms Page 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com Instructions for Completing Affidavit of Diligent Efforts to Locate Parent Purpose: Rule 31.02, subd. 3, of the Juvenile Protection Rules requires that the petitioner file a written statement or affidavit describing the petitioner's unsuccessful efforts to locate the parent or other party before the Court can authorize service by publication. The "Affidavit of Diligent Efforts to Locate Parent" fulfills this requirement. The Affidavit can be completed by the social worker assigned to the case, the investigative social worker if it is a new case, or a case aid who is trained in checking resources. Instructions: 1. Fill in the case caption, the name of the person completing the Affidavit 2. In Question 2, fill in the full name and birth date of the parent 3. In Question 3, a last known address must be included and it must be checked by phone and/or by mail (Question 4). If it appears that it may be current, personal service must be attempted at this address. 4. In Question 5, each resource should be checked as having been reviewed. The following are guidelines for the resource checks: · SSIS / CSIS: If there is social service history, check to see if it can lead to the missing parent. Domestic abuse or criminal history should have criminal checks done. · MAXIS: A check of the economic assistance records should provide an address if the missing parent is receiving public assistance such as GA or MFIP. · Parental Fee Unit: Request from paternity information. Keep this information in the file so the request is not later duplicated. · Child Support & Collections: Request the Parent Locator search and a paternity check. Keep this information in the file so the request is not later duplicated. · Telephone Directory: Check other counties that the missing parent has had a known connection with. · Directory Assistance: Check the cities that the missing parent has had a known connection with. · Reverse Directory: Check any known addresses or telephone numbers that are connected with the missing parent to see if the parent is listed. · Criminal Check/SIP: Run a criminal history check (statewide) on the missing parent and a "Subject in Process" check. Check with the County jail. · County Corrections Department: Call this Department to see if the missing parent has a probation or parole officer assigned, and if so, obtain the address from the probation officer. · TRIBE: If the missing parent is Native American and the tribe is known, contact the tribal urban representative or tribal social services for a possible address. · Other Parent: The other parent may know the city or state where the missing parent is living. · Relatives: Parents of the missing parent often have information. · INTERNET SEARCH: This is not particularly reliable, but a search using at least one search engine should be done. Search engines include Switchboard, Peoplefinder, Yahoo, IWON, AT&T White Pages, MSN.com white pages. Inform others of internet search engines that you find helpful. · OTHER: If you have knowledge that the missing parent may be incarcerated, take steps to find out the prison. If it is in Minnesota, try the following web site: http://www.corr.state.mn.us, CHP601 State ENG Rev 3/04-D www.courts.state.mn.us/forms Page 1 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com click on "offender locator." Most states and the federal prisons have a correctional web site. Any other sources of information should also be noted in this category. 5. If an address shows up on any of your resource checks: · You must determine if it is current. This may require checking with current residents at the address, driving by the address to see if it exists or if parent is living there, or other creative means. · If it is not a current address, in "Explanation" column, explain how it was determined that the parent does not reside at that address. · If an address is or could be current, ask to have personal service attempted at the address. · If it cannot be veri
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