10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 9-4
Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
An alleged father may execute and deliver to the Division an acknowledgment of paternity prior to a record of a paternity proceeding being filed in a court. If the Division receives an acknowledgment of paternity prior to filing a record of a proceeding in a court, it must terminate the proceeding and proceed against the father pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Manual. An acknowledgment of paternity must be executed in accordance with the laws of the state in which the child(ren) was (were) born.
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 9-4