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A putative father registry, or a paternity registry, is a system for men to use to claim paternity of children. Connecticut does have one, and anyone who claims to be the father of a child born out of wedlock may file a claim for paternity with the court in the district where either the mother or the child resides.

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.

If you are your child's presumed parent, or if you are the intended parent of a child born through assisted reproduction other than surrogacy, you can establish parentage by signing an Acknowledgement of Parentage. All parents can establish parentage through a court order.

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.

If there is a disagreement in terms of paternity, the court may order DNA testing. If the paternity test is court-ordered, neither the mother nor the presumed father can refuse to test.

Explanatory Note The person must either be named on a birth certificate issued within one year of the birth of the child, or he must satisfy the Secretary of State that he is the father of the child.