Do you have to state who the father is when placing a child for adoption?

[Mandie]

[Krystle P.]

Yes you do.. But if you are working with an agency or an attorney thy will ask you if you have any info. Then they work from there but they do need to terminate the fathers rights. Hope that helps.

[Kelly]

Not all state say u need the
Father .

[Tananda Trollop]

Depends on what state you live in.

In some states you do, because his written consent is necessary.

In other states where there is a "Putative Father Registry" the father has to come forward within a certain time limit.

If you don't state his name, you may be creating a situation where he can come forward and nullify the adoption years down the road...or you may make the child less "desirable" to prospective parents who are afraid of this.

[Smilingbead865]

If you do not want the adoption to be over-turned due to its illegality, then yes, the father of the child being given away must also give his legal consent for the adoption to occur. If such permissions are not sought, then it is possible for the father of the child to both fight and obtain custody of the child.

Examples of such battles (which can NEVER be good for the child involved) can be found at:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/fighting-grays...d=11704478
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/baby-emma-fath...d=10392464
http://www.facebook.com/AFathersFightForHisDaughter

Additional to any potential trauma caused by a drawn-out battle between warring carers and parents, someone giving their child away has a duty and a responsibility to that child to provide as much FACTUAL information to that child (perhaps in the form of several letters, or even a journal) detailing their correct biological history. To give away a child without it being possible for them to be aware of such factual information - pertinent to the child's own life, health and history - is nothing short of child abuse.

[gnsmith1970]

Morally, ethically and (in the vast majority of places) legally, yes.

My bio mother didn't list a name for my bio father on my original birth certificate or in the court papers - whether because she genuinely didn't know/couldn't remember or through spite I'll probably never know.

So he was denied the option of parenting me when I was removed into care (whether he'd have stepped up to the plate or not is irrelevant, she never gave him the chance) and now, effectively, I've been denied the chance to track down 50% of my genetic history, together with any other children, ie my half-siblings, he may have had, cousins, nieces and nephews, the lot.

Just because she didn't give his name.

[beautifulgirl2003]

You dont have to if you do an private open or closed adoption. Is his name on the birth certificate? Please contact me if you need an adoptive family for your baby, my husband and I are looking to adopt and would love to talk to you, we are licensed and everything and can show you all the paperwork that shows we are good people. Beautifulgirl2003@yahoo.com