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W. Va. Code § 48-23-209: Putative father defined.

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CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
ARTICLE 23. VOLUNTARY ADOPTION REGISTRY.

"Putative father" means any man not deemed or adjudicated under the laws of a jurisdiction of the United States to be the father of genetic origin of a child and who claims or is alleged to be the father of genetic origin of such child.

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