Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 42-2-421 - Notarized denial of paternity - no entitlement to notice(1) Execution of a notarized denial of paternity of a child is a voluntary act that constitutes a waiver of all parental rights to the child, except for the duty to pay support if paternity is established or presumed.(2) A notarized denial of paternity is irrevocable when executed. An individual who has executed a denial of paternity toward a child who is the subject of adoption proceedings is not entitled to notice of either the hearing to terminate parental rights or the hearing on an adoption petition.En. Sec. 55, Ch. 480, L. 1997.