Alabama Adoption Laws, Page 5
Putative Fathers
Does State have a Putative Father Registry
YesRegistry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice
Statute: § 26-10C-1
- The putative father may file prior to the child's birth, or within 30 days after the child's birth.
- Registration requires a completed Department of Human Resources form, signed by the putative father and notarized.
Information Contained in Registry/Claim
Statute: § 26-10C-1(a)
- Name, social security number, date of birth, and address of the following:
- Any person adjudicated by a court, of this or another State, to be the father of the child
- Any person who has filed with the registry, before or after the birth of the child, a notice of intent to claim paternity of the child
- Any person who has filed with the registry an instrument acknowledging paternity pursuant to §§ 26-11-1 to 26-11-3
- Any person adjudicated by a court, of this or another State, to be the father of the child
Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute: § 26-10C-1(d)
- The putative father may at any time revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity.
Access to Information Maintained in Registry
Statute: § 26-10C-1(f)
- The court handling the adoption
- Any court upon request
- Any person upon a court order for good cause
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