New Mexico Adoption Laws, Page 5
Putative Fathers
Does State have a Putative Father Registry:
YesRegistry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice
Statute: § 32A-5-20(B)(2)- The putative father may file a notice of intent to claim paternity before or after the child's birth.
Information Contained in Registry/Claim
Statute: § 32A-5-20(B)- Name and address of any person:
- Adjudicated by a court, in this or another State, to be the father
- Who has filed a paternity claim or an instrument acknowledging paternity
- Who has filed with the registry before or after the birth of a child out-of-wedlock, a notice of intent to claim paternity of the child
Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute: § 32A-5-20(E)- The putative father may at anytime revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity.
Access to Information Maintained in Registry
Statute: § 32A-5-20(H)- Any court
- The Department of Health
- The petitioner's attorney
- An agency
- The birth mother
- Any other person upon court order for good cause
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