215-2  Establishing Parental Relationship

1. When a child, born in Utah, resides only with the father:

A.     When a man claims to be the father of the child born in Utah and paternity has not been established by marriage or court order, have him sign Form 941.  Consider the completion of Form 941 as an acknowledgment of relationship and do not delay eligibility.

B.      Use Form 125P, Application for Search of Registry of Acknowledgment of Paternity by Father, to request a copy of the form "Acknowledgment by Parents" or "Acknowledgment by Father" if the man says he has signed either of these forms with Vital Statistics.

2. When a child was born outside Utah and resides only with the father:

A.     When a man claims he is the father of a child born in another state, and paternity has not been established by marriage or court order, have him sign Form 941.

B.      Consider the completion of Form 941 as an acknowledgment of relationship and determine eligibility for the case.

3. When the child resides with the mother and a man-in-the-house claims he is the father:

A.     When the man-in-the-house claims he is the father of the child and the "Acknowledgment by Parents" or "Acknowledgment by Father" has not been registered with Vital Statistics, have the man-in-the-house complete Form 941 acknowledging relationship.

B.      Encourage the household to contact ORS and have paternity established in the courts.

C.     When the man-in-the-house acknowledges paternity of a new baby born into the CHIP household, have him sign Form 941 and file it in the case record.  Consider the situation of both parents when determining eligibility for this child.