Massachusetts Statute:
Mass. Code: Ch. 210. Sec. 4AParental Responsibility Claim Form:
Get form from, and return form to:Mary Rubefetti, Parental Claim Registrar,
Office of the General Counsel, Department of Social Services,
24 Farnsworth Street,
Boston, MA 02210
Tel. Mary Rabufetti.
General Council's office:
(617) 748-2011
[617) 748-2000
Cost:
None indicated.Notarization Required:
YesComments:
This is not a true putative father registry because the form is a paternity claim. After the date you mail in the form, the claimant (dad) has 30 days to petition for adoption or custody of the child in Probate court. Mom may be notified of the filing of the parental responsibility claim form.*An asterisk (*) means that the state, by statute, regards a putative father’s ignorance of the pregnancy or the birth as no excuse for not registering with the putative father registry. Other states may imply similar theory through their case law, even if the statutes do not mention it.
Return to the National Directory of Putative Father Registries.
