Presumed (Putative) Fathers
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Missouri

Does State have a Putative Father Registry:
Yes


Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice

Statute:
§§ 453.030; 192.016
May file prior to the child's birth or within 15 days after the child's birth a notice of intent to claim paternity or an acknowledgement of paternity form.
Completed Department of Health form.

Information Contained in Registry/Claim

Statute:
§ 192.016(1)
Name and address of any person adjudicated by a court to be the father and who has filed with the registry before or after the child's birth.


Revocation of Claim to Paternity

Statute:
§ 192.016(4)
May at anytime revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity.
Effective upon receipt by Registry.


Access to Information Maintained in Registry

Statute:
§§ 192.016(6); 453.014
Any court.
Authorized agency.

Any other person upon court order for good cause shown.

Department of Social Services, Division of Family Services.

Child placing agency.

Child's parents.

An intermediary (attorney, physician, or parents' clergyman).