Registration by a birth father

W. Va. Code § 48-23-403, under Article 23.

W. Va. Code § 48-23-403

A birth father may register if:

(1) He was named as the father in the original sealed birth certificate;

(2) He legitimated or formally acknowledged the child as provided by law; or

(3) He signed a voluntary abandonment and release for the child's adoption as provided by law.