| (a) To register with the Central Adoption Registry
(CAR) or any other authorized registry as defined in Texas Family
Code, §162.403(b), a person must comply with the following requirements:
(1) complete registration form (VS - 2271) and any
other information the authorized registry deems necessary to identify
the person(s) the applicant is searching for. Form VS - 2271 shall
provide a space to include the registry's mailing address if different
than the CAR; and
(2) provide proof of age and identity, in the form
of a government-issued photo ID and, if the applicant's name has changed
due to marriage, a copy of his or her birth certificate or marriage
certificate. If the applicant is a birth sibling, a copy of his/her
birth certificate shall be included. If his or her name has been legally
changed, a certified copy of the court order shall accompany the registration
form; and
(3) meet the eligibility requirement for registration
in the Texas Family Code, §162.406.
(b) If the applicant is a male birth parent, he may
register, but will not be recognized as a birth parent unless:
(1) the birth mother in her application to the registry
names him as the biological father and other information on the adoptee
is consistent with the father's claim of paternity;
(2) he was adjudicated as or presumed to be the biological
father under Texas Family Code, Chapter 160; or
(3) he signed a consent to adoption, affidavit of relinquishment,
affidavit of waiver of interest in the child, or other written instrument
releasing the child for adoption. If he signed a document or other
instrument denying or refusing to admit paternity, he shall not be
recognized as a birth parent.
(c) A registrant's application will be reviewed within
45 days after the date the application is received. If accepted, an
application is valid for 99 years unless a shorter period is specified
or the registration is withdrawn.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §181.45 adopted to be effective March 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 1618; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904; amended to be effective July 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 6936; amended to be effective August 11, 2013, 38 TexReg 4896 |
