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Utah Code § 81-5-303

Denial of paternity

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

(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(i) declared the presumed or declarant father's paternity, unless the previous declaration has been rescinded in accordance with Section 81-5-306 or successfully challenged in accordance with Section 81-5-307; or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.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.