81-5-303. Denial of paternity.
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-5-303. Denial of paternity.
(1)A presumed or declarant father may sign a denial of the presumed or declarant father's paternity.
(2)The denial is valid only if:
(a)a declaration of paternity signed, or otherwise authenticated, by another man is filed in accordance with Section 81-5-305 ;
(b)the denial is in a form prescribed by and filed with the Office of Vital Records and Statistics and is signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury; and
(c)the presumed or declarant father has not previously:
(i)declared the presumed or declarant father's paternity, unless the previous declaration has been rescinded in accordance with Section 81-5-306 or successfully challenged in accordance with Section 81-5-307 ; or
(ii)been adjudicated to be the father of the child.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session