(1) A presumed or declarant father may sign a denial of the presumed or declarant father's paternity. (2) The denial is valid only if: (a) a declaration of paternity signed, or otherwise authenticated, by another man is filed in accordance with Section 81-5-305; (b) the denial is in a form prescribed by and filed with the Office of Vital Records and Statistics and is signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury; and (c) the presumed or declarant father has not previously: (i) declared the presumed or declarant father's paternity, unless the previous declaration has been rescinded in accordance with Section 81-5-306 or successfully challenged in accordance with Section 81-5-307; or (ii) been adjudicated to be the father of the child. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
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