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(a) The facility shall explain to an adolescent mother each of the following, as appropriate:
(1) the benefits of the mother's establishing paternity for her infant, her options for establishing paternity, and how paternity may be established;
(2) how to deal with future questions the mother's child may have about the child's father;
(3) how the mother may manage visitation arrangements between her child and the child's father; and
(4) that the mother's decision concerning establishment of paternity is not a condition for her remaining in the facility.
(b) An explanation required by (a) of this section may be provided by a child placement agency working with the adolescent.
(c) If the facility knows the identity of the father of the child of an adolescent, with the agreement of the child's mother, the facility shall attempt at least two contacts with the father no later than two months after admission of the adolescent to the facility to discuss his involvement with the child.
(d) A facility shall allow the expectant fathers and the fathers of the children who are residing in the facility to attend parenting classes provided by the facility.
History: Eff. 3/1/98, Register 145
Authority: AS 44.29.020
AS 47.35.010 (a)(3)
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