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§ 7700-302. Requirements of acknowledgment--Void and voidable acknowledgment

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10. Children

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 10. Children (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 77. Uniform Parentage Act (Refs & Annos)
Article 3. Acknowledgment of Paternity
10 Okl.St.Ann. § 7700-302
§ 7700-302. Requirements of acknowledgment--Void and voidable acknowledgment
Currentness
A. An acknowledgment of paternity shall:
1. Be in a record and on the form prescribed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to Section 20 of this act;1
2. Be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his paternity;
3. State that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:
a. does not have a presumed father, or has a presumed father whose full name is stated, and
b. does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father;
4. State whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man's claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and
5. State that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances and is barred after two (2) years.
B. An acknowledgment of paternity shall be void if it:
1. States that another man is a presumed father, unless a denial of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed father is filed with the State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records; or
2. States that another man is an acknowledged or adjudicated father.
C. An acknowledgment of paternity is voidable if it falsely denies the existence of a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father of the child.
D. A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate an acknowledgment of paternity.

Credits

Laws 2006, c. 116, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.

Footnotes

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O.S.L.2006, c. 116, § 20 [Title 10, § 7700-312].
10 Okl. St. Ann. § 7700-302, OK ST T. 10 § 7700-302
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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