Georgia Adoption Laws, Page 5

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Putative Fathers

Does State have a Putative Father Registry:

Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice

• The putative father may acknowledge paternity before or after the birth of the child in a signed writing, or indicate the possibility of paternity without acknowledging paternity.
  
• The putative father must file a petition to legitimate the child within 30 days of receipt of notice of termination proceedings.

• Notice of termination proceeding is given if:
  
  
  • The putative father's identity is known to the petitioner or attorney.
    
  • Any of the following is true of the putative father: he is on the putative father registry, he lived with the child, he made any attempt to legitimate the child, or he provided support or medical care for the child's mother.

Information Contained in Registry/Claim

Statute:§ 19-11-9(d)(1)

• Name, address, and social security number of the biological, but not legal, father
  
• Date of registration

Revocation of Claim to Paternity

• A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity may be rescinded:
  
  
  • Prior to the date of any support order or other adjudication
    
  • 60 days from the date of signing the acknowledgment
    
  • After the 60-day rescission period, the acknowledgment may be challenged in court only on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact.

Access to Information Maintained in Registry

• Governmental department, bureau, board, commission, agency, or political subdivision of any State
  
• The department
  
• Licensed child-placing agency
  
• Member of the Georgia Bar
  

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

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