Iowa Adoption Laws, Page 5

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Putative Fathers

Does State have a Putative Father Registry:

Yes

Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice

Statute: § 144.12A(2)(a)

• The putative father may file prior to the child's birth, but no later than the date of the filing of the petition for termination of rights.

Information Contained in Registry/Claim

• Name, address, social security number, and any other identifying information requested of the putative father and birth mother
  
• Name, date of birth, and location of birth of the child, if known
  
  
  

  

Revocation of Claim to Paternity

• Information provided to the registry may be revoked by submission of a written statement, signed and acknowledged by the putative father and notarized, stating that to the best of his knowledge, he is not the father.
  
• Revocation nullifies the claim to paternity, and any information is expunged from the registry.
  
• Revocation is effective only after the child's birth.

Access to Information Maintained in Registry

• The birth mother
  
• The court
  
• The Department of Human Services
  
• The attorney of any party to an adoption or termination proceeding
  
• The Child Support Recovery Unit
  
• Any other person, upon order of the court for good cause shown
  
  

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

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