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§ 40-11A-303 NMSA 1978

Denial of paternity

Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 3 -303.

A presumed father may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if:

A. an acknowledgment of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by another man is filed pursuant to Section 3-305 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act;

B. the denial is on a form provided by the bureau and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and

C. the presumed father has not previously:

(1) acknowledged his paternity, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to Section 3-307 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act or successfully challenged pursuant to Section 3-308 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act; or

(2) been adjudicated to be the father of the child.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.