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If an unmarried father agrees to paternity both parents can sign a ?Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity? at the hospital or birthing center when the child is born, or both can sign a notarized ?Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity? after the child is born. The father's name is then added to the birth certificate.

Once paternity has been established, an unmarried father has the same rights as a married father. He has the right to remain in his child's life, fight for visitation, and child support if granted primary custody.

Oregon law permits the establishment of paternity by Voluntary Acknowledgment and, if desired, a change in the last name of the child, if there is no father listed on an existing Oregon birth record and as long as the conditions outlined in the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (on the back of this form) are met ...

Once testing is completed, a court judgment may be issued to either remove or change the father listed on the birth certificate. The Center for Health Statistics will need a certified copy of the court judgment (showing the original stamp and signature of the court official), and a fee of $60.

Both parents may sign a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form at the hospital or birthing center when the child is born. Oregon hospital staff will make the form available and will witness the parents' signatures. No fee will be charged and the father's name will be added to the birth certificate at the hospital.

In Oregon, as long as paternity has been established, the laws on custody and parenting time are the same for both married and unmarried parents. The best interest of the child is the main focus in making decisions about custody and parenting time.