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2. Paternity law - Wikipedia

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   a man may accept the paternity of the child in what is called an acknowledgment of paternity, voluntary acknowledgement of paternity or affidavit of parentage, [2] [3] the mother or legal authorities can file a petition for a determination of paternity against a putative father, or; paternity can be determined by the courts through estoppel ...

3. Recognition (family law) - Wikipedia

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   Whether the recogniser is also the biological father of the child is irrelevant; the legislature intended to create with the process of the recognition of paternity the possibility for legal paternity for men that fill an actual father role ("social father"), in the absence of a biological father (for example in blended families).

4. Putative father registry - Wikipedia

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   Texas - Searching for "paternity registry" at the state of Texas website leads to the state DSHS website giving some general information about its registry. The form, which is called a "Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity - Paternity Registry," also notes that a non-married putative father may have to register in other states along with Texas.

5. Uniform Parentage Act - Wikipedia

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   The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) is a legislative act originally promulgated in 1973 by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.The 1973 original version of the act was created to address the need for new state legislation, because at the time the bulk of the law on the subject of children born out of wedlock was unconstitutional or led to doubt. [1]

6. Acknowledgment (law) - Wikipedia

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   In law, an acknowledgment is a declaration or avowal of one's own act, used to authenticate legal instruments, which may give the instrument legal validity, and works to prevent the recording of false instruments or fraudulent executions. Acknowledgment involves a public official, frequently a notary public.

7. Justice Department enters proposed consent decree over ... - AOL

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   The US Justice Department has entered a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s Fulton County over jail conditions that federal investigators have described as inhumane, violent and unsanitary.