Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 26 Domestic Relations - Section 26.26.315 Rules for acknowledgment and denial of paternity

§ 26.26.315. Rules for acknowledgment and denial of paternity

(1) An acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of paternity may be contained in a single document or may be signed in counterparts, and may be filed separately or simultaneously.

(2) An acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity may be signed before the birth of the child.

(3) An acknowledgment and denial of paternity, if any, take effect on the birth of the child or the filing of the document with the state registrar of vital statistics, whichever occurs later.

(4) An acknowledgment or denial of paternity signed by a minor is valid if otherwise in compliance with this chapter.

[2002 c 302 § 304.]

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