N.M. Admin. Code § 7.2.3.6 - OBJECTIVE
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to statute for the purpose of installing, maintaining and operating the putative father registry. The purpose of the putative father registry is to protect the parental rights of fathers who affirmatively assume responsibility for children they may have fathered and to expedite adoption of children whose biological fathers are unwilling to assume responsibility for their children by registering with the putative father registry or otherwise acknowledging their children. The registry does not relieve the obligation of mothers to identify known fathers. The registry does not replace the filing of an acknowledgment of paternity.
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