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To establish paternity of a child, the mother and the father must sign the form called Acknowledgment of Paternity. Your information as father of the child cannot be placed on the birth certificate unless you complete and sign this form.

I acknowledge that the man named above is the biological father of my child. I give my consent to have his name appear on the Certificate of Birth of my child. I declare and affirm that at the time of my child's birth, I was not married and had not been married in the 300 days prior to the birth of my child.

Each hospital and birthing center in Connecticut is required by law to offer unmarried parents the opportunity to establish their baby's paternity immediately after the birth of their child. To establish paternity of a child, the mother and the father must sign the form called Acknowledgment of Paternity.

To establish paternity of a child, the mother and the father must sign the form called Acknowledgment of Paternity. Your information as father of the child cannot be placed on the birth certificate unless you complete and sign this form.

The Acknowledgement of Parentage form is a sworn statement voluntarily completed by the parents at the hospital at the time the child is born, or at a later date at any local office of the Department of Social Services (see Directory of Department of Social Services Offices), or at the Department of Public Health.

By signing an Acknowledgment of Parentage, a person is established as a legal parent, and the child's birth certificate is issued or amended to reflect that legal parentage. Properly executed, an Acknowledgment of Parentage has the binding force of a court order and should be treated as valid in all states.

If paternity is established through a court order, you next submit a certified copy of the court order to the Department of Public Health. Then, the father's name will be included on the child's birth certificate.

In the United States of America, the putative father registry is a state level legal option for unmarried men to document through a notary public any woman they engage with in intercourse, for the purpose of retaining parental rights for any child they may father.

Each hospital and birthing center in Connecticut is required by law to offer unmarried parents the opportunity to establish their baby's paternity immediately after the birth of their child.