California Family Code CHAPTER 3 - Establishment of Paternity by Voluntary Declaration

• Section 7570.
  The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:(a) There is a compelling state interest in establishing paternity for all children. Establishing paternity is the first step...
• Section 7571.
  (a) On and after January 1, 1995, upon the event of a live birth, prior to an unmarried mother leaving any hospital, the person responsible for...
• Section 7572.
  (a) The Department of Child Support Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, and...
• Section 7573.
  Except as provided in Sections 7575, 7576, 7577, and 7612, a completed voluntary declaration of paternity, as described in Section 7574, that has been filed...
• Section 7574.
  (a) The voluntary declaration of paternity shall be executed on a form developed by the Department of Child Support Services in consultation with the State Department...
• Section 7575.
  (a) Either parent may rescind the voluntary declaration of paternity by filing a rescission form with the Department of Child Support Services within 60 days of...
• Section 7576.
  The following provisions shall apply for voluntary declarations signed on or before December 31, 1996.(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the child of a woman...
• Section 7577.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 7573, a voluntary declaration of paternity that is signed by a minor parent or minor parents shall not establish paternity until 60 days...

Last modified: October 22, 2018