With the exception of infant adoptions (children under one year of age) as provided in the preceding section, this provision is solidly based on the Supreme Court's decision in Lehr v. Robertson, supra, while affirming the basic principle of Stanley v. Illinois, supra, and its progeny by requiring notice to the nonmarital father of an adoption of his child or a termination of parental rights proceeding against him. This protects those fathers who may have had some informal or de facto relationship with the child or mother for some time and prevents unilateral action to adversely affect that father's rights.

Article 2

Operation of Registry

§1881.__Required form

The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall prepare a form for registering with the agency. The form must require the signature of the registrant. The form must state that the form is signed under penalty of perjury. The form must also state that:

1.__Notice.__A timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or termination of the registrant's parental rights;

2.__Does not commence proceeding.__A timely registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity;

3.__Use of information.__The information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity;

4.__Services available.__Services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the support enforcement agency;

5.__Register in another state.__The registrant should also register in another state if conception or birth of the child occurred in the other state;

6.__Information from other states.__Information on registries of other states is available from the State Registrar of Vital Statistics; and

7.__Rescind registration.__Procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.

§1882.__Furnishing of information; confidentiality