Source: https://vacode.org/63.2-1252/
Timestamp: 2020-08-14 23:44:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 63', '§ 63', '§ 63', '§ 20', '§ 63', '§ 63']

Search of registry (§ 63.2-1252)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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7 Putative Father Registry
§ 63.2-1252 Search of registry
§ 63.2-1252
Search of registry
A. If no father-child relationship has been established pursuant to § 20-49.1, a petitioner for adoption shall obtain from the Department a certificate that a search of the Putative Father Registry was performed. If the conception or birth of the child occurred in another state, a petitioner for adoption shall obtain a certificate from that state indicating that a search of the putative father registry was performed, if that state has a putative father registry.
B. The Department shall furnish to the requester a certificate of search of the registry upon the request of an individual, court, or agency listed in § 63.2-1251. Any such certificate shall be signed on behalf of the Department and state that a search has been made of the registry and a registration containing the information required to identify the registrant has been found and is attached to the certificate of search or has not been found. Within four business days from the receipt of the request, the Department shall mail the certificate to the requestor by United States mail. Upon request of the requestor and payment of any additional costs, the Department shall have the certificate delivered to the requestor by overnight mail, in person, by messenger, by facsimile or other electronic communication. The Department’s certificate or an appropriate certificate from another state shall be sufficient proof the registry was searched.
D. A certificate of search of the Putative Father Registry is admissible in a proceeding for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child and, if relevant, in other legal proceedings.
2006, c. 825; 2015, c. 531.
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