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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-311.3: 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,

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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