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From Erik L. Smith , About.com Guest

Fill out a Registration Form, sign it:

be sure to checkmark the certification box at the end of the form and personally deliver or mail it to the Registry.

Obtain the form from: Web site: www.putativefather.org (print form out, complete, sign, and mail the form in.)

Return form to:
The Illinois Putative Father Registry
10 W. 35th Street, Suite 9F7-1
Chicago, IL 60616
Tel: 1-312-808-9040
Toll Free: 1-866-737-3237
Cost:
None
More Information:
  • Father must start legal proceedings to establish paternity within 30 days of registering with the Putative Father Registry. Call 1-800-447-4278 to inquire about the paternity proceeding after registering.
  • (The father must mail or personally deliver the completed form to the registry office--not fax. The father is considered registered only after the registry office receives the form.)
  • See: http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/adoption/a_adoption_putative.shtml

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