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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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