West Virginia Statutes
§ 48-23-403 — Registration by a birth father
West Virginia § 48-23-403
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 48-23-403 (2026).
Text
A birth father may register if:
(1)He was named as the father in the original sealed birth certificate;
(2)He legitimated or formally acknowledged the child as provided by law; or
(3)He signed a voluntary abandonment and release for the child's adoption as provided by law.
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Legislative History
2001 Reg. Sess., HB2199
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West Virginia § 48-23-403, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/48/48-23-403.