Virgin Islands Presumed (Putative) Father Laws
Presumed (Putative) Fathers
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Virgin Islands
Does State have a Putative Father Registry:No
Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice
Statute:
Tit. 16, §§ 142; 143
Parents entitled to notice of adoption proceedings.
If parent not found in Virgin Islands, notice is published. A parent who has not, before the hearing of a petition for adoption, had personal notice, may at any time within one year after actual notice, apply to the court for a hearing de novo.
Information Contained in Registry/Claim
Statute:
Not addressed in statutes reviewed.
Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute:
Not addressed in statutes reviewed.
Access to Information Maintained in Registry
Statute:
Not addressed in statutes reviewed.
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