Alaska Adoption Laws, Page 6

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Regulation of Adoption Expenses

Does State have a Putative Father Registry:

Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice

• A putative father is entitled to receive notice of adoption proceedings.
  
• A reasonable investigation is made to assure that all persons entitled to notice are located and given notice of the adoption proceedings.
  
  
  

  

Information Contained in Registry/Claim

Statute: § 18.50.165

• The State registrar shall provide a form for acknowledging paternity. The form must include:
  
  • A statement that the man who signs the form is acknowledging that he is the natural father of the child and assumes the parental duty to support the child
    
  • The address and social security number of both parents and the child
    
  • The signature of a witness or notary public

Revocation of Claim to Paternity

Statute: § 18.50.165

• The acknowledgment may only be rescinded by the earlier of the two following dates:
  
  • 60 days from the date of the person's signature
    
  • The date of the initiation of an administrative or judicial procedure to establish support of the child

Access to Information Maintained in Registry

Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)

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Dove Adoptions Int'l

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Adoption Attorney

The Law Office of Todd Kolarik Specializing in Adoption Disruption

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