§ 111-a. Notice in certain proceedings to fathers of children born\nout-of-wedlock. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this\nor any other law, and in addition to the notice requirements of any law\npertaining to persons other than those specified in subdivision two of\nthis section, notice as provided herein shall be given to the persons\nspecified in subdivision two of this section of any adoption proceeding\ninitiated pursuant to this article or of any proceeding initiated\npursuant to section one hundred fifteen-b of this article relating to\nthe revocation of an adoption consent, when such proceeding involves a\nchild born out-of-wedlock provided, however, that such notice shall not\nbe required to be given: (a) in the case of the adoption of a child\ntransferred to the custody and guardianship of an authorized agency,\nfoster parent, or relative pursuant to section three hundred\neighty-four-b of the social services law or a child transferred to the\ncustody and guardianship of an authorized agency pursuant to section\nthree hundred eighty-three-c of the social services law; or (b) to any\nperson who has previously received notice of any proceeding pursuant to\nsection one hundred fifteen-b of this article. In addition to such other\nrequirements as may be applicable to the petition in any proceeding in\nwhich notice must be given pursuant to this section, the petition shall\nset forth the names and last known addresses of all persons required to\nbe given notice of the proceeding, pursuant to this section, and there\nshall be shown by the petition or by affidavit or other proof\nsatisfactory to the court that there are no persons other than those set\nforth in the petition who are entitled to notice. For the purpose of\ndetermining persons entitled to notice of adoption proceedings initiated\npursuant to this article, persons specified in subdivision two of this\nsection shall not include any person who has been convicted of one or\nmore of the following sexual offenses in this state or convicted of one\nor more offenses in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this\nstate, would constitute one or more of the following offenses, when the\nchild who is the subject of the proceeding was conceived as a result:\n(A) rape in first or second degree; (B) course of sexual conduct against\na child in the first degree; (C) predatory sexual assault; or (D)\npredatory sexual assault against a child.\n 2. Persons entitled to notice, pursuant to subdivision one of this\nsection, shall include:\n (a) any person adjudicated by a court in this state to be the father\nof the child;\n (b) any person adjudicated by a court of another state or territory of\nthe United States to be the father of the child, when a certified copy\nof the court order has been filed with the putative father registry,\npursuant to section three hundred seventy-two-c of the social services\nlaw;\n (c) any person who has timely filed an unrevoked notice of intent to\nclaim paternity of the child, pursuant to section three hundred\nseventy-two-c of the social services law;\n (d) any person who is recorded on the child's birth certificate as the\nchild's father;\n (e) any person who is openly living with the child and the child's\nmother at the time the proceeding is initiated and who is holding\nhimself out to be the child's father;\n (f) any person who has been identified as the child's father by the\nmother in written, sworn statement;\n (g) any person who was married to the child's mother within six months\nsubsequent to the birth of the child and prior to the execution of a\nsurrender instrument or the initiation of a proceeding pursuant to\nsection three hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law; and\n (h) any person who has filed with the putative father registry an\ninstrument acknowledging paternity of the child, pursuant to section\n4-1.2 of the estates, powers and trusts law.\n 3. The provisions of this section shall no
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