Fill out a Registration Form, sign it, checkmark the certification box at the end of the form and personally deliver or mail it to the Registry.
Obtain the form from: www.putativefather.org (print form out, complete, sign, and mail the form in.)
Return form to:
The Illinois Putative Father
10 W. 35th Street, Suite 9F7-1
Chicago, IL 60616
Tel: 312-808-9040 or 1-866-737-3237Fax: 312-808-9052 or 312-808-9061
Web site: www.putativefather.org
(The father must mail or personally deliver the completed form to the registry office—not fax. The father is considered registered only after the registry office receives the form.)
See: www.state.il.us/dcfs/adoption/a_adoption_putative.shtml
Father must start legal proceedings to establish paternity within 30 days of registering with the Putative Father Registry. Call 1-800-447-4278 to inquire about the paternity proceeding after registering.
Cost: None
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