Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-311.3
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Information regarding acknowledgment of paternity to
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be provided to unmarried mother – Availability of forms –
Supplementary birth certificate.
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 acknowledgment of paternity on a form prescribed by the
Department of Human Services. The completed acknowledgment of
paternity shall be filed with the State Department of Health,
Division of Vital Records;
2. Provide written information, furnished by the Department of
Human Services, along with an oral, audio, or video presentation, to
the mother and acknowledging father:
a. explaining that the completed acknowledgment of
paternity shall be filed with the State Department of
Health, Division of Vital Records,
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,
c. explaining the implications of signing, including
parental rights and responsibilities, and
d. explaining the time limitations to rescind and/or
challenge the acknowledgment of paternity pursuant to
the Uniform Parentage Act; and
3. Provide the original acknowledgment of paternity to the
State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. Failure to
provide the original acknowledgment of paternity to the State
Department of Health, Division of Vital Records shall not affect the
validity of the executed acknowledgment of paternity as provided by
the Uniform Parentage Act. Copies of the original acknowledgment of
paternity shall be provided to the Department of Human Services,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 180
Child Support Enforcement Division, and to the mother and
acknowledged father of the child. The Department of Human Services
shall provide access to the acknowledgment of 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
acknowledgment of paternity, rescission of acknowledgment of
paternity, and denial of paternity forms available at each county
office of the Department of Human Services and at the State
Department of Health, Division of Vital Records.
C. Upon receipt by the State Department of Health, Division of
Vital Records of a certified copy of an order or decree of adoption,
the State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records shall
prepare a supplementary birth certificate as directed by Section
7505-6.6 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes regardless of whether
an acknowledgment of paternity has been prepared or filed with the
State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records pursuant to
this section.
Supplementary birth certificate.
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 acknowledgment of paternity on a form prescribed by the
Department of Human Services. The completed acknowledgment of
paternity shall be filed with the State Department of Health,
Division of Vital Records;
2. Provide written information, furnished by the Department of
Human Services, along with an oral, audio, or video presentation, to
the mother and acknowledging father:
a. explaining that the completed acknowledgment of
paternity shall be filed with the State Department of
Health, Division of Vital Records,
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,
c. explaining the implications of signing, including
parental rights and responsibilities, and
d. explaining the time limitations to rescind and/or
challenge the acknowledgment of paternity pursuant to
the Uniform Parentage Act; and
3. Provide the original acknowledgment of paternity to the
State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. Failure to
provide the original acknowledgment of paternity to the State
Department of Health, Division of Vital Records shall not affect the
validity of the executed acknowledgment of paternity as provided by
the Uniform Parentage Act. Copies of the original acknowledgment of
paternity shall be provided to the Department of Human Services,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 180
Child Support Enforcement Division, and to the mother and
acknowledged father of the child. The Department of Human Services
shall provide access to the acknowledgment of 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
acknowledgment of paternity, rescission of acknowledgment of
paternity, and denial of paternity forms available at each county
office of the Department of Human Services and at the State
Department of Health, Division of Vital Records.
C. Upon receipt by the State Department of Health, Division of
Vital Records of a certified copy of an order or decree of adoption,
the State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records shall
prepare a supplementary birth certificate as directed by Section
7505-6.6 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes regardless of whether
an acknowledgment of paternity has been prepared or filed with the
State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records pursuant to
this section.
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