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

• 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

• 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

• 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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