Obtain a current VAP at any of the following locations: Any DHS local office where there is a Paralegal or a Self Sufficiency Program counterpart; the Child Welfare Office of Federal, Policy, Planning & Resources - Child Support Team, Division of Child Support (DCS) field offices, and some juvenile courts. Detailed instructions on form completion are available In addition to accurately spelling names, with no scribbles or cross-outs, proper execution of the VAP includes a requirement on the Department to provide a statement of the parents’ rights and responsibilities. The rights and responsibilities can be read to the client from the back side of Form 45-21 or can be delivered through electronic media, go to: IMPORTANT: Vital Stats will accept a juvenile court judge’s signature, in lieu of a notary public, when written next to the judge’s signature is a statement that he/she is a juvenile court judge. When complete mail the VAP to: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Office of Child Welfare Program Support Team 500 Summer St. NE, E-60 Salem, OR 97301 The form will be filed with the Oregon Health Authority Center for Health Statistics – (Vital Records). When there are no errors, most VAPs will be processed and the child’s birth record updated within in 90 days.
Obtain a current VAP at any of the following locations: Any DHS local office where there is a Paralegal or a Self Sufficiency Program counterpart; the Child Welfare Office of Federal, Policy, Planning & Resources - Child Support Team, Division of Child Support (DCS) field offices, and some juvenile courts. Detailed instructions on form completion are available In addition to accurately spelling names, with no scribbles or cross-outs, proper execution of the VAP includes a requirement on the Department to provide a statement of the parents’ rights and responsibilities. The rights and responsibilities can be read to the client from the back side of Form 45-21 or can be delivered through electronic media, go to: IMPORTANT: Vital Stats will accept a juvenile court judge’s signature, in lieu of a notary public, when written next to the judge’s signature is a statement that he/she is a juvenile court judge. When complete mail the VAP to: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Office of Child Welfare Program Support Team 500 Summer St. NE, E-60 Salem, OR 97301 The form will be filed with the Oregon Health Authority – Center for Health Statistics (Vital Records). When there are no errors, most VAPs will be processed and the child’s birth record updated within in 90 days.
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