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Dads on the Dotted Line: A Look at the In-Hospital Paternity Establishment Process

Dads on the Dotted Line: A Look at the In-Hospital Paternity Establishment Process

By: Cynthia Osborne

This paper examines the process of voluntary paternity establishment from the perspectives of both unmarried parents and birth registrars in Texas.

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Topics: Parenting support

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