Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 371.10
Subdivision 1. Hearing Mandatory. A hearing shall be held to determine parentage, except as provided in subdivision 2. All parties shall appear at the hearing. If a party fails to appear at a hearing for which notice was properly served, the child support magistrate shall either refer the matter to district court or proceed pursuant to Rule 365.01. The hearing shall proceed pursuant to Rule 364, except that paternity hearings from commencement through adjudication shall be closed to the public. All hearings following entry of the order determining the parent and child relationship are open to the public.
Subd. 2. Exception. If all parties, including the county agency, sign an agreement that contains all statutory requirements for a parentage adjudication, including a statement that the parties waive their right to a hearing, the hearing may be stricken. The matter shall not be stricken from the court calendar until after the child support magistrate reviews and signs the agreement. The court administrator shall strike the hearing upon receipt of the agreement signed by the child support magistrate.
Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 371.10