Arizona Notice of Claim of Paternity
Official state formParentage and paternityFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Registers a putative father in the Arizona Putative Father Registry (A.R.S. 8-106.01) so he receives notice of adoption proceedings concerning the child. The notarized form is filed with the Bureau of Vital Records in Phoenix.
Who can use this form
- A person who claims to be the father of a child, wants to establish paternity and wants to receive notice of any adoption proceedings.
- It can be filed before the child's birth or within 30 days after the birth.
- The putative father's signature must be notarized.
What to send with it
- The completed form with the putative father's notarized signature.
- The form asks for the child's name if known, the father's name and address, the birth mother's name and last known address, and the child's date of birth or expected month and year of birth.
- The father must notify the Bureau of Vital Records of any change of address.
- After the form is received, the Bureau sends the father a letter confirming that his name was added to the registry.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Bureau of Vital Records Attn: Notice of Claim of Paternity P.O. Box 6018 Phoenix, Arizona 85005
- State fee
- There is no fee to file a Notice of Claim of Paternity (stated on the form).
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Revised 04/04/2025
- Source
- Official government page