N.Y. Social Services Law § 372-c: Putative father registry

§ 372-c. Putative father registry. 1. The department shall establish a

putative father registry which shall record the names and addresses of:

(a) any person adjudicated by a court of this state to be the parent of

a child born out of wedlock; (b) any person who has filed with the

registry before or after the birth of a child out of wedlock, a notice

of intent to claim parentage of the child; (c) any person adjudicated by

a court of another state or territory of the United States to be the

father of an out of wedlock child, where a certified copy of the court

order has been filed with the registry by such person or any other

person; (d) any person who has filed with the registry an instrument

acknowledging paternity pursuant to section 4-1.2 of the estates, powers

and trusts law.

2. A person filing a notice of intent to claim parentage of a child or

an acknowledgement of paternity shall include therein his current

address and shall notify the registry of any change of address pursuant

to procedures prescribed by regulations of the department.

3. A person who has filed a notice of intent to claim paternity may at

any time revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity previously filed

therewith and, upon receipt of such notification by the registry, the

revoked notice of intent to claim paternity shall be deemed a nullity

nunc pro tunc.

4. An unrevoked notice of intent to claim paternity of a child may be

introduced in evidence by any party, other than the person who filed

such notice, in any proceeding in which such fact may be relevant.

5. The department shall, upon request, provide the names and addresses

of persons listed with the registry to any court or authorized agency,

and such information shall not be divulged to any other person, except

upon order of a court for good cause shown.