Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS
Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY
Section 181.45 - Registration in the Voluntary Adoption Registry System
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 181.45
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) To register with the Central Adoption Registry (CAR) or any other authorized registry as defined in Texas Family Code, § 162.403(b), a person must comply with the following requirements:
(1) complete registration form (VS - 2271)
and any other information the authorized registry deems necessary to identify
the person(s) the applicant is searching for. Form VS - 2271 shall provide a
space to include the registry's mailing address if different than the CAR;
and
(2) provide proof of age and
identity, in the form of a government-issued photo ID and, if the applicant's
name has changed due to marriage, a copy of his or her birth certificate or
marriage certificate. If the applicant is a birth sibling, a copy of his/her
birth certificate shall be included. If his or her name has been legally
changed, a certified copy of the court order shall accompany the registration
form; and
(3) meet the eligibility
requirement for registration in the Texas Family Code, §
162.406.
(b) If the applicant is a male birth parent, he may register, but will not be recognized as a birth parent unless:
(1) the birth mother in her
application to the registry names him as the biological father and other
information on the adoptee is consistent with the father's claim of
paternity;
(2) he was adjudicated
as or presumed to be the biological father under Texas Family Code, Chapter
160; or
(3) he signed a consent to
adoption, affidavit of relinquishment, affidavit of waiver of interest in the
child, or other written instrument releasing the child for adoption. If he
signed a document or other instrument denying or refusing to admit paternity,
he shall not be recognized as a birth parent.
(c) A registrant's application will be reviewed within 45 days after the date the application is received. If accepted, an application is valid for 99 years unless a shorter period is specified or the registration is withdrawn.
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