Minnesota § 257.58 - LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; EXCEPTIONS
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§ 257.58. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; EXCEPTIONS
Subdivision 1.Actions for children without a presumed father.
Except as otherwise provided in section 259.52, an action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship as to a child who has no presumed father under section 257.55 is not barred until one year after the child reaches the age of majority.
Subd. 2.Heirship.
Section 257.57 and this section do not extend the time within which a right of inheritance or a right to a succession may be asserted beyond the time provided by law relating to distribution and closing of decedents' estates or to the determination of heirship, or otherwise.
History:
1980 c 589 s 8; 1983 c 308 s 5; 1985 c 131 s 5; 1997 c 218 s 6
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 257.58 ("LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; EXCEPTIONS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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