uniform putative and unknown fathers act
Uniform Putative and Unknown Fathers Act. A 1988 model statute aimed at codifying Supreme Court decisions on the rights of an unwed father in relation to his child. • The Act deals primarily with an unwed father’s right to notice of a termination and adoption proceeding, to adjudication of paternity, to visitation, and to custody. — Abbr. UPUFA. — Also termed Model Putative Fathers Act; Putative Fathers Act.