The unwed father must “grasp the opportunity” to make a significant custodial, personal, financial, and legal connection with the child .... [B]ecause of a child 's urgent need for permanence and stability, the unwed father must act quickly to take responsibilities and establish ties .... The fleeting opportunity may pass un-grasped through no fault of the unwed father or perhaps due to the interference of some private third party; nevertheless, once passed the unwed father is left without an interest cognizable under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Doe (Doe 2004), the Idaho Supreme Court addressed the notice requirement for an unwed father under the termination of parental rights statute. The father was listed on the birth certificate and the court still held that since he is listed on the birth certificate he is entitled to notice of the terminate of parental rights. The court further held, that when the mother and father acknowledge the father’s paternity, his action would not be blocked if he does not register under the putative father’s registry. This is a special situation, the mother and father both acknowledged the father’s paternity. Therefore, the court determined that he was not barred for failing to register under §