Title 15
Domestic Relations

Chapter 8.1
Uniform Parentage Act

Article 3
Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage

R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-309



§ 15-8.1-309.  Procedure for rescission or challenge.


(a) Every signatory to an acknowledgment of parentage and any related denial of parentage shall be made a party to a proceeding to judicially rescind an acknowledgment under § 15-8.1-307(a) or a challenge to the acknowledgment or denial under § 15-8.1-308.

(b) For the purposes of a judicial rescission under § 15-8.1-307(a) or a challenge to an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage under § 15-8.1-308, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment or denial, effective upon the filing of the document with the department of vital records pursuant to § 15-8.1-304.

(c) Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to judicially rescind under § 15-8.1-307(a) or challenge an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage under § 15-8.1-308, the court shall not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support.

(d) A proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage under § 15-8.1-308 shall be conducted as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage pursuant to article 1 of this chapter.

(e) At the conclusion of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage, the court shall order the department of vital records to amend the birth record of the child, if appropriate.

History of Section.
P.L. 2020, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 2020, ch. 60, § 2.