ORS 432.098: Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form; rules; fees.

(1)(a) The State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics shall adopt by rule forms for the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage. A valid acknowledgment of parentage is not affected by a later modification of the form. The form must include the minimum requirements specified by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and be consistent with the requirements under ORS 109.070 and this section. (b) If there is no second parent named on the child’s record of live birth, the filing of a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form shall cause the state registrar to place the name of the parent acknowledging parentage on the record of live birth of the child or, if appropriate, establish a replacement for the record containing the name of the child’s parent, as that parent is named in the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form. (c) The state registrar may charge a fee for the filing of the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form created by this section. (d) A voluntary acknowledgment of parentage takes effect upon the filing of the form with the state registrar. (2)(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(C) of this subsection, upon request, the state registrar shall provide information relating to a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage to the state agency responsible for administration of the child support program created under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The duty imposed upon the state registrar by this section is limited to information relating to records of live birth executed and filed with the state registrar after October 1, 1995. (b) The state registrar may release information relating to an acknowledgment of parentage to: (A) A party to the acknowledgment; (B) A court; or (C) Subject to ORS 432.350, a government agency. (3) If a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage is rescinded as provided in ORS 109.070, upon receipt of the rescission, the state registrar shall notify: (a) The parent who gave birth to the child; and (b) The Department of Human Services if the child is in the care and custody of the department and the department has requested such notification. (4)(a) The state registrar is not required to verify the validity of a rescission received under subsection (3) of this section. (b) The state registrar is not required to make the notifications described in subsection (3) of this section if the state registrar reasonably believes that the rescission is invalid. (c) Failure of the state registrar to make the notifications described in subsection (3) of this section does not affect the validity of a rescission. [Formerly 432.287; 2017 c.651 §46; 2025 c.99 §68; 2025 c.592 §23] 432.098. (1)(a) The State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics shall adopt by rule forms for the voluntary acknowledgment or denial of parentage. The voluntary acknowledgment of parentage and denial of parentage forms may be contained in a single document or may be in counterparts. A valid acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage is not affected by a later modification of the forms. The forms must include the minimum requirements specified by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and be consistent with the requirements under ORS 109.070 and this section. (b) If there is no second parent named on the child’s record of live birth, the filing of a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form shall cause the state registrar to place the name of the parent acknowledging parentage on the record of live birth of the child or, if appropriate, establish a replacement for the record containing the name of the child’s parent, as that parent is named in the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form. (c) If there is a second parent already named in the report of live birth, a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form filed under this subsection must include a denial of parentage form signed by the second parent listed in the report of live birth and the parent who gave birth to the child. The filing of the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form, together with the denial of parentage form, shall cause the state registrar to establish a replacement for the record of live birth of a child, replacing the name of the individual denying parentage with the name of the individual acknowledging parentage. (d) The state registrar may charge a fee for the filing of the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form or denial of parentage form created by this section. (e) A voluntary acknowledgment or denial of parentage form may be signed before or after the birth of the child. A voluntary acknowledgment or denial of parentage takes effect on the later of the birth of the child or the filing of the form with the state registrar. If a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form and a denial of parentage form are both required under this subsection, neither is effective until both are filed with the state registrar. (2)(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(C) of this subsection, upon request, the state registrar shall provide information relating to a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage and, if applicable, denial of parentage to the state agency responsible for administration of the child support program created under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The duty imposed upon the state registrar by this section is limited to information relating to records of live birth executed and filed with the state registrar after October 1, 1995. (b) The state registrar may release information relating to an acknowledgment or denial of parentage to: (A) A party to the acknowledgment or denial; (B) A court; or (C) Subject to ORS 432.350, a government agency. (3) If a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage is rescinded as provided in ORS 109.070: (a) Upon receipt of the rescission, the state registrar shall notify: (A) The parent who gave birth to the child; and (B) The Department of Human Services if the child is in the care and custody of the department and the department has requested such notification. (b) Upon receipt of a rescission of an acknowledgment of parentage, the state registrar shall notify the individual who signed an associated denial, if any, of the rescission and that the denial may be invalid. (c) Upon receipt of a rescission of a denial of parentage the state registrar shall notify the individual who acknowledged parentage of the rescission and that the acknowledgment may be invalid. (4)(a) The state registrar is not required to verify the validity of a rescission received under subsection (3) of this section. (b) The state registrar is not required to make the notifications described in subsection (3) of this section if the state registrar reasonably believes that the rescission is invalid. (c) Failure of the state registrar to make the notifications described in subsection (3) of this section does not affect the validity of a rescission.