OREGON STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OREGON PATERNITY PROJECT
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Paternity establishment services include:
-Providing parents with a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form and information on how to complete it
-Free notary service for the Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form
-Filing the form with Oregon Vital Records
-Paying the fee to add the father's name to the child's birth certificate
-Free DNA testing, if needed (available for qualifying parents at all child support offices in Oregon)
Confidential Address
Eligibility:
To qualify for free paternity establishment services, the following
criteria must be met:
-The child must have been born in Oregon
-The child is currently under age 18
-The child does not already have a legal father
-The mother was not married to another man when the child was born
-The child is not currently on public assistance or in state care (if so, the state should already be establishing paternity)
-Your rights as a parent have not been terminated for the child whose paternity will be established
-The child has not been legally adopted by someone else
-There is no court order saying the alleged father is not the child’s biological parent
-The child must have been born in Oregon
-The child is currently under age 18
-The child does not already have a legal father
-The mother was not married to another man when the child was born
-The child is not currently on public assistance or in state care (if so, the state should already be establishing paternity)
-Your rights as a parent have not been terminated for the child whose paternity will be established
-The child has not been legally adopted by someone else
-There is no court order saying the alleged father is not the child’s biological parent
Hours:
Not applicable
Phone/FAX Numbers
Email Address: [email protected]
INTAKE PROCEDURE:
Call local child support office for assistance. Paternity is
legally established once Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity
paperwork is completed, signed by both parents, notarized, and
filed with Oregon Vital Records.
FEES:
None
DOCUMENTS:
Call for information
AREA SERVED:
State of Oregon
SITE HOURS:
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Services:
Other Services Offered At This Location:
- COMMUNITY GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES - SEARCH OREGON CHARITIES
- CONSUMER ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION - CIVIL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
- CONSUMER ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION - SANCTUARY PROMISE HOTLINE
- LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES - CONSUMER PROTECTION
- LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES - CRIME VICTIM AND SURVIVOR SERVICES
- LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES - NON-EMERGENCY BIAS RESPONSE HOTLINE
- LEGAL SERVICES - OREGON CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM
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OREGON STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE