Commentary: How Can a Man Protect His Paternity Rights When Mother Wants to Place the Child for Adoption?

The New York Times ran a story in its Sunday, March 19 edition entitled “Unwed Fathers Fight for Babies Placed  for Adoption by Mothers.” (See our analysis of March 20 about the story.)  In part in response to that article, readers may find Michigan family law attorney Jeanne Hannah’s views of the father’s registry statutes in various states of interest.  Source:  Jeanne Hannah, Updates in Michigan Law, typepad.com. For Ms. Hannah’s views on state registry provisions, please click here (last visited March 20, 2006, reo).