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W. Va. Code § 48-23-403

Registration by a birth father

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.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.