putative father registryglossary / PUTATIVE-FATHER REGISTRY putative-father registry. Family law. An official roster in which an unwed father may claim possible paternity of a child for purposes of receiving notice of a prospective adoption of the child. 词条贡献者 法律翻译Vivian,毕业于美国顶尖的翻译学院,专注翻译各类与水利资源有关的法律文件。