Denial of parentage

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§ 303. Denial of parentage

A person presumed to be a parent or an alleged genetic parent may sign a denial of parentage only in the limited circumstances set forth in this section. A denial of parentage shall be valid only if:

(1) an acknowledgment of parentage by another person has been filed pursuant to this chapter;

(2) the denial is in a record and is witnessed and signed by at least one other person; and

(3) the person executing the denial has not previously:

(A) acknowledged parentage, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to section 307 of this title or successfully challenged the acknowledgment pursuant to section 308 of this title; or

(B) been adjudicated to be the parent of the child. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)


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