2011 Washington Code
Title 26 Domestic relations
26.26 Uniform parentage act.
26.26.340 Procedure for rescission or challenge of acknowledgment or denial of paternity.
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(1) Every signatory to an acknowledgment or denial of paternity must be made a party to a proceeding to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment or denial.
(2) For the purpose of rescission of, or challenge to, an acknowledgment or denial of paternity, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment or denial, effective upon the filing of the document with the state registrar of vital statistics.
(3) Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment or denial of paternity, the court may not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from an acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support.
(4) A proceeding to rescind or to challenge an acknowledgment or denial of paternity must be conducted in the same manner as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under RCW 26.26.500 through 26.26.630.
(5) At the conclusion of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment or denial of paternity, the court shall order the state registrar of vital statistics to amend the birth record of the child, if appropriate.
[2002 c 302 § 309.]
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