About Paternity Matters

Paternity Matters was formed by the Office of Recovery Services in 2005 to provide education about the paternity establishment process in Utah.

Paternity Matters focuses on three main objectives:

Provide training, supplies and support
to individuals who work with unwed parents on the
Voluntary Declaration of Paternity process in hospitals.
Educate unwed parents about paternity
establishment, methods of establishment, and benefits to the parents and children.
Provide training and educational materials to community groups who work with unwed parents.

Paternity establishment is important to our communities, to unwed parents and most of all, to the children.

Please contact us at 1-801-536-8512, or send an email to orspaternitymatters@utah.gov if you have any questions. Paternity Matters responds to email questions within 10 business days; we cannot respond to questions which require legal advice.