Idaho Adoption Laws Page3

Adoption Laws in Idaho Page3

Putative fathers

Yes, this state has a Putative Father Registry.

Registry requirements to receive notice : Statute : - § 16-1513(1), (2)

• This may have been filed before the child's birth, but it must be filed before any proceeding of termination of parental rights of the birth mother.

• It also requires a completed form of Vital Statistics Unit and Department of Health and Welfare sign by the putative father and an authorized notary person.

Information in the registry or claim : Statute : - § 16-1513(2)

• Detailed address and name of both the parents i.e. the birth mother and putative father.
• Date of birth of a child or the expected month and year of his/her birth.

Revocation of claim to paternity

• It is not addressed in statutes reviewed in Idaho.

Who may access to registry information : Statute : - § 16-1513(6)

• The details of putative fathers can only be exposed as per the procedures given in Ch. 3, title 9, Idaho Code.