Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS
Section 420-7-1-.05 - Names Of Parents For Registration Of Birth

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-7-1-.05

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) Name of the Mother. The name of the woman who gives birth to the infant shall be entered for birth registration as the mother of the child unless an order from a court of competent jurisdiction issued prior to the birth determines otherwise.

(2) Name of the Father.

(a) Mother married either at time of conception or birth or between conception and birth:
1. As required in Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-9A-7(f), the name of the mother's husband shall be entered as the father of the child unless an order from a court of competent jurisdiction has been issued prior to birth stating that a man other than the mother's husband is the father of the child.

2. If the mother indicates that her husband is not the father of the child and refuses to provide information about her husband to be entered for birth registration, a notation shall be entered indicating that the mother refused to provide the required information.

(b) Mother is not married at the time of either conception or birth or between conception and birth:
1. As required in Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-9A-7(f), the name of the father shall not be entered for birth registration unless the father has been legally established prior to birth through an order from a court of competent jurisdiction or has been established by other legal means such as but not limited to, an Acknowledgment of Paternity as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, § 26-17-22.

2. If the father of the child has been legally established prior to birth through an order from a court of competent jurisdiction or has been established by other legal means such as but not limited to, an Acknowledgment of Paternity as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, § 26-17-22,
(a) The father's name may be entered for birth registration.

(b) The Acknowledgment of Paternity or other legal documents must be sent to the Center for Health Statistics for filing.

Authors: Dorothy Harshbarger, Nicole Henderson Rushing

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-9A-2, 22-9A-7, 26-17-22.

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