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§63-1-311.3.


§63-1-311.3.
   
   A. Unless an adoption decree has been presented, and consent to
   adoption has been given as otherwise provided by law, upon the birth
   of a child to an unmarried woman, the person required by Section 1-311
   of this title to prepare and file a birth certificate shall:
   
   1. Provide written materials and an oral, audio, or video presentation
   to the child's mother and/or natural father including an affidavit
   acknowledging paternity on a form prescribed by the Department of
   Human Services. The completed affidavit shall be filed with the local
   registrar. The affidavit shall contain:
   
   a. a statement by the mother consenting to the assertion of paternity
   and stating the name of the father,
   
   b. a statement by the father that he is the natural father of the
   child,
   
   c. the social security numbers of both parents, and
   
   d. other information as the Secretary of Health and Human Services may
   require;
   
   2. Provide written information, furnished by the Department of Human
   Services, along with an oral, audio, or video presentation, to the
   mother:
   
   a. explaining that the completed, notarized affidavit shall be filed
   with the local registrar,
   
   b. regarding the benefits of having her child's paternity established
   and of the availability of paternity establishment services, including
   a request for support enforcement services, and
   
   c. explaining the implications of signing, including parental rights
   and responsibilities; and
   
   3. Provide the original affidavit acknowledging paternity to the
   Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Copies of the
   original affidavit acknowledging paternity shall be provided to the
   Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Division and to
   the mother and acknowledged father of the child. The Department of
   Human Services shall provide access to the affidavits acknowledging
   paternity via electronic means to the paternity registry created
   pursuant to Section 7506-1.1 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
   
   B. The Department of Human Services shall make the affidavits
   acknowledging paternity, the rescission of affidavit acknowledging
   paternity, and the husband's denial of paternity forms available at
   each county office of the Department and at the Office of the State
   Registrar of Vital Statistics and at the office of each local
   registrar.
   
   C. Upon receipt by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics of a
   certified copy of an order or decree of adoption, the State Registrar
   shall prepare a supplementary birth certificate as directed by Section
   7505-6.6 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes regardless of whether an
   affidavit acknowledging paternity has been prepared or filed with the
   Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics pursuant to this
   section.
   

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