Virginia has become the latest state to develop a registry that's designed to identify potential fathers. Registration is voluntary, and state officials say it will help speed up the adoption process.

"Men who have been sexually active with someone who they are not married can voluntarily register. If they do, they will be notified if the potential child is being put up for adoption or if the mother is looking to terminate the father's parental rights."

Registration doesn't establish or prove paternity, but a father who fails to register within 10 days of a child's birth will lose his parental rights. Read more at WDBJ7.com.

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