Section 7578 - Parties to challenge of declaration; jurisdiction(a) Every signatory to a voluntary declaration of parentage shall be made a party to a proceeding to challenge the declaration.(b) By signing a voluntary declaration, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction in this state in a proceeding to challenge the declaration, effective on the filing of the declaration with the Department of Child Support Services.(c) The court shall not suspend the legal responsibilities arising from a voluntary declaration of parentage, including the duty to pay child support, during the pendency of a proceeding to challenge the voluntary declaration of parentage, unless the party challenging the declaration shows good cause.(d) A party challenging a voluntary declaration of parentage has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.(e) If the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order that a new birth certificate be issued as prescribed in Article 2 (commencing with Section 102725) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code.(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.Added by Stats 2018 ch 876 (AB 2684),s 43, eff. 1/1/2019.