The Minnesota Affidavit of Diligent Efforts To Locate Parent and Order For Service By Publication is a document that must be filed by a petitioner in the Minnesota court system when attempting to locate a parent as part of a legal process. This affidavit is required in order to serve a parent with legal papers when their location is unknown. The affidavit must include a detailed explanation of the efforts made to locate the parent, including attempts to contact family members, employers, former addresses, and other search methods. If the parent cannot be found, the petitioner can then file an Order For Service By Publication, which allows legal papers to be served by posting them in a newspaper or other public spaces. The Minnesota Affidavit of Diligent Efforts To Locate Parent and Order For Service By Publication comes in two forms: the Minnesota Affidavit of Diligent Efforts To Locate Parent and the Minnesota Order For Service By Publication.