CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
ARTICLE 23. VOLUNTARY ADOPTION REGISTRY.
§48-23-403. Registration by a birth father.
A birth father may register if:
(1) He was named as the father in the original sealed birth certificate;
(2) He legitimated or formally acknowledged the child as provided by law; or
(3) He signed a voluntary abandonment and release for the child's adoption as provided by law.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the
2020 Regular Session
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