APPLICABILITY

Parts 9500.1650 to 9500.1663 govern the procedures and the standards applicable to the way in which the commissioner decides, as a party under Minnesota Statutes, section 257.60 , whether to agree to a particular lump-sum settlement or compromise agreement in a paternity action under Minnesota Statutes, sections 257.51 to 257.74 . Parts 9500.1650 to 9500.1663 apply equally to lump-sum settlements and compromise agreements proposed as part of a maternity suit under Minnesota Statutes, section 257.71 .