Georgia Request for Search of Putative Father Registry (Form 3961)
Official state formParentage and paternityForm Form 3961Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Request to search the Putative Father Registry to locate a biological father who is not the legal father, so he can be given notice of adoption or termination proceedings. It goes to the State Office of Vital Records. The registry is not open to the general public.
Who can use this form
- A government agency locating an absent parent
- The Georgia Department of Public Health, a licensed child-placing agency or a member of the State Bar of Georgia, under O.C.G.A. 19-11-9(e)
- Not for use by the general public
What to send with it
- Completed and signed form; every item must be filled in for a search to start
- The search fee for each name
Where to send it
- Mail to
- State Office of Vital Records 1680 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30349
- State fee
- $10.00 for each name searched. Not refundable.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- REVISED 02/2018
- Source
- Official government page