District of Columbia Adoption Laws Page3

Adoption Laws in District of Columbia Page3

Putative fathers

No, this state don't have a Putative Father Registry.

Registry requirements to receive notice : Statute : - §- § 16-2357; 16-304; 16-2359

• If the parents can't be located, or have abandoned the prospective adopted person, and voluntarily failed to contribute to the support for a period of the 6 months after the date of the filing of the petition, notice is not required.

• Notice of termination proceeding is given to the parents as well as a court appointed guardian, or the licensed agency.

• If parent have the given notice and can not make to come at the hearing, the judge may proceed without them.

Information in the registry or claim

• It is not addressed in statutes reviewed in District of Columbia.

Revocation of claim to paternity

• It is not addressed in statutes reviewed in District of Columbia.

Who may access to registry information

• It is not addressed in statutes reviewed in District of Columbia.