District Of Columbia § 16-909.04 - Voluntary paternity acknowledgment program for birth records agency.

Written materials concerning paternity establishment;

Forms necessary to acknowledge paternity voluntarily that meet the federal requirements;

A written and oral description of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and the rights and responsibilities that arise from, signing a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity (the oral description may be videotaped or audiotaped);

Written notice that a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is not effectuated unless the mother and putative father each signs the form under oath and a notary authenticates the signatures;

The services of a notary on the premises;

The opportunity to speak, by telephone or in person, with staff of the IV-D agency or Registrar who are trained to clarify information and answer questions about paternity establishment; and

The opportunity to acknowledge paternity voluntarily at the birth records agency.