petitioner or petitioner's representative to locate the birth
parent or putative father and determine if those efforts were
reasonable and carried out in good faith.
(b) Notice by publication.--If the court determines that an
unsuccessful diligent search has been made to identify or locate
a birth parent or putative father, notice of the proceeding may
be provided in a manner prescribed by the court that is
consistent with Pa.O.C. Rule No. 15.6 (relating to notice to
persons; method; notice of Orphans' Court proceedings filed on
dependency docket), or any successor rule.
Section 4. Section 2711(c) of Title 23 is amended and the
section is amended by adding subsections to read:
§ 2711. Consents necessary to adoption.
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(c) Validity of consent.--
(1) No consent shall be valid if it was executed prior
to or within 72 hours after the birth of the child[. A],
except that the birth father or a putative father may execute
a consent or a denial of paternity at any time after
receiving notice of the expected or actual birth of the
child.
(2) If consent is executed by the birth father or a
putative father prior to the birth of the child, the child
shall be named "Baby (Mother's Last Name)" for the purpose of
the consent. Further notice as required by section 2721
(relating to notice of hearing) to the birth father or a
putative father is not necessary if consent is executed prior
to the birth of the child. Further notice as required by
section 2721 is not required to the birth mother or her
spouse if consent is valid.
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