Minnesota is looking at an idea to have men register their sexual liaisons. Then, if a baby is produced, a record would exist so men could claim their parental rights. Under the legislation, potential fathers would have from the time of the sexual encounter until 30-days after a child is born to register. Any adoption would then have to have the permission of both the mother and father. DFL State Senator Linda Berglin will sponsor the bill. She says is intended to help prevent the kind of bitter custody battles that have ensued when a birth father comes forward after an adoption has already taken place: | D-CART ITEM: 4174