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relations. Further, the amended language also takes into account a | | situation in which a man, who is unable to have sexual intercourse | | with his partner, may still have contributed to the conception of | | the child through the use of his own sperm. Henceforth, a man in | | that situation will be able to recognize legally his paternity | | through the voluntary acknowledgment procedure. |
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| | | §1852.__Execution of acknowledgment of paternity |
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| | | 1.__Acknowledgement; requirements.__An acknowledgment of | | paternity must: |
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| | | B.__Be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of | | perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish | | his paternity; |
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| | | C.__State that the child whose paternity is being | | acknowledged: |
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| | | (1)__Does not have a presumed parent or has a presumed | | parent whose full name is stated; and |
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| | | (2)__Does not have another acknowledged father or | | adjudicated parent; |
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| | | D.__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 |
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| | | E.__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 2 years. |
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| | | 2.__Acknowledgement void.__An acknowledgment of paternity is | | void if it: |
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| | | A.__States that another person is a presumed parent, unless | | a denial of parentage signed or otherwise authenticated by | | the presumed parent is filed with the State Registrar of | | Vital Statistics; |
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| | | B.__States that another person is an acknowledged father or | | adjudicated parent; or |
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