Missouri 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: §§ 453.030; 192.016- The putative father may file prior to the child's birth, or within 15 days after the child's birth, a notice of intent to claim paternity or an acknowledgment of paternity form.
- Registration requires a completed Department of Health form.
Information Contained in Registry/Claim
Statute: § 192.016(1)
- Name and address of any person adjudicated by a court, in this or another State, to be the father, and who has filed with the registry before or after the child's birth
Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute: § 192.016(4)
- The putative father may at anytime revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity.
- A revocation is effective upon receipt by the Registry.
Access to Information Maintained in Registry
Statute: §§ 192.016(6); 453.014- Any court
- An authorized agency
- Any other person upon court order for good cause shown.
- The Department of Social Services, Division of Family Services
- A child-placing agency
- The child's parents
- An intermediary (attorney, physician, or parents' clergy)
Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)
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