Comments on: Putative Father Registries: Yay or Nay? http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/putative-father-registries-yay-or-nay A blog for and about parents who have placed a child for adoption. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mommamarci http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/putative-father-registries-yay-or-nay/comment-page-1#comment-706 mommamarci Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:23:06 +0000 http://birth-first.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/01/putative-father-registries-yay-or-nay#comment-706 I am not a fan of the registry. Cameron's first dad's rights were terminated in this way. I think it is ridiculous. He is engaged to first mom. They knew his name, where he lived and worked, etc. Someone should have gone to see him and pushed him to sign instead of using the registry. (They told me he refused to sign because he did not want his name in the paperwork. However, he was aware and supportive of the adoption plan.) I realize nothing could have made him sign if he really did not want to But, I think the registry should be a VERY last ditch effort. I would think if he was served with the paperwork so many times and never responded, his rights would be terminated in that way. (Of course, I am not a lawyer, so I have no idea.)<br /> <br /> I think the registry is too often used to hide the baby from the birth father. I just have major issues with it and will be hesitant to use it again in the future. I am not a fan of the registry. Cameron’s first dad’s rights were terminated in this way. I think it is ridiculous. He is engaged to first mom. They knew his name, where he lived and worked, etc. Someone should have gone to see him and pushed him to sign instead of using the registry. (They told me he refused to sign because he did not want his name in the paperwork. However, he was aware and supportive of the adoption plan.) I realize nothing could have made him sign if he really did not want to But, I think the registry should be a VERY last ditch effort. I would think if he was served with the paperwork so many times and never responded, his rights would be terminated in that way. (Of course, I am not a lawyer, so I have no idea.)

I think the registry is too often used to hide the baby from the birth father. I just have major issues with it and will be hesitant to use it again in the future.

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