Hawaii

• Family Courts (Hawaii State Judiciary)

Idaho

• Establishing Legal Paternity (Idaho Department of Health & Welfare)
• About Genetic Testing
• Motion for Genetic Tests [PDF] (Idaho State Judiciary)

Illinois

• Paternity Establishment (IL Child Support Enforcement)
• Establishing Parentage from the Father's Point of View (IL Child Support Enforcement)
• Why it's important for a Child to have a Legal Father (IL Child Support Enforcement)
• Genetic Testing and You (IL Child Support Enforcement)
• Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity [PDF]

Indiana

• Establishing Paternity for the Father (Child Support Bureau)
• Establishing Paternity for the Mother (Child Support Bureau)

Iowa

• Custody & Placement (Iowa State Bar)

Kansas

• CSE Handbook [PDF] (Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation)

Kentucky

• Division of Child Support (Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services)
• KY Paternity Acknowledgement Program

Louisiana

• Support Enforcement Services (Louisiana Office of Family Support)
  • Paternity Establishment

Maine

• Paternity: Am I the Father? (Pine Tree Legal Assistance/Maine Judicial Branch )
• Establishing Paternity For Your Child (Maine Acknowledgment of Paternity Project/Maine Judicial Branch)

Maryland

• Affidavit of Parentage [PDF] (Maryland Department of Human Resources)
  • Instructions [PDF]

Massachusetts

• Paternity Forms (Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries)

Michigan

• What Every Parent Should Know About Establishing Paternity [PDF] (Michigan Department of Human Services)
  • En Español [PDF]

Minnesota

• Being a Legal Father: Parentage Information for Mothers and Fathers (DHS-3159a) [PDF] (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
  • En Español [PDF]
• Paternity/Child Support (The Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy)

Mississippi

• A Simple Acknowledgement of Paternity program (Mississippi Dept. of Human Serv.)

Missouri

• Fathering to Meet the Needs of Children (University of Missouri Extension)

Montana

• Paternity Establishment Information (Montana DPHHS)
  • Paternity Establishment Handbook [PDF]
  • Paternity Establishment Instructions [PDF]
  • Paternity Acknowledgment Form [PDF]
  • Putative Father Registration [MS DOC]

Nebraska

• Establishing Paternity (Department of Health and Human Services)

Nevada

• What Every Parent Should Know About Establishing Paternity (Nevada Division of Welfare)
• Parentage Chapter of the Child Support Manual

New Hampshire

• Petition to Establish Paternity and/or Support [PDF] (New Hampshire Superior Court)

New Jersey

• Establishing Paternity (New Jersey Child Support Services)
• Non-Dissolution Cases FAQs (Hudson Vicinage - Family Division)

New Mexico

• Petition to Establish Parentage (New Mexico Supreme Court)

New York

• Paternity Establishment (New York State Division of Child Support Enforcement)
  • Establishing Paternity - What You Should Know [PDF]
• Family Court Forms - Paternity (NY State Unified Court System)

North Carolina

• Affidavit of Parentage [PDF]

North Dakota

• Paternity Establishment (North Dakota Department of Human Services)

Ohio

• Ohio Paternity Enhancement Program

Oklahoma

• Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Centralized Support Registry Questions (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)
  • Centralized Paternity Registry Form [PDF] (Oklahoma Supreme Court Network)

Oregon

• You Owe It to Your Child - Paternity Information for Mothers and Fathers (AFS 9050) [PDF] (Oregon Department of Human Services)
• Paternity (Oregon State Bar)
• Division of Child Support Forms (Oregon Department of Justice)
  • Request to Establish Paternity [PDF] | En Español [PDF]

Pennsylvania

• Complaint to Establish Paternity and for Genetic Test (VI-1) [PDF] (Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania)
• Establishing Paternity For Your Child (PA Child Support Program)

Rhode Island

• Child Support Forms (Rhode Island Child Support Agency)
  • Paternity Affidavit [PDF]

South Carolina

• For Your Child's Sake...Establish Legal Fatherhood [PDF] (South Carolina Department of Social Services)
  • En Español [PDF]

South Dakota

• Paternity Establishment (South Dakota Child Support Services)
  • Paternity Affidavit Form [PDF]

Tennessee

• Title 36, Chapter 2 Paternity of the Tennessee Code(Tennessee Department of Human Services)

Texas

• Paternity Establishment (Office of the Attorney General)
• Paternity Establishment FAQs (Legal Aid of Northwest Texas)
• Paternity Kit (TexasLawHelp.org)

Utah

• Paternity Establishment (Utah Dept. of Human Serv.)
• How-To: Make a Paternity Claim (Utah State Courts)

Vermont

• Parentage Forms and Information (Vermont Judiciary)

Virginia

• Domestic Relations pamphlet [PDF] (Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association)
• Motion for Genetic Testing | Instructions [PDF] (Virginia Courts)
• For and About Fathers (Fairfax County)

Washington

• Declaration of Father (Parentage) [PDF]
• Declaration of Mother (Parentage) [PDF]

West Virginia

• West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families (West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources)

Wisconsin

• About Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement (Wisconsin Dept. of Children and Families)

Wyoming

• Wyoming Putative Father Registry (Wyoming Department of Family Services)