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House approves voluntary paternity-declaration bill, allows hospital signing and 24-month rescission period
Summary
The House passed HB 322 unanimously to allow parents to file a voluntary paternity declaration (including at the hospital); the declaration establishes a father–child relationship, can be rescinded within 24 months on preponderance of evidence, and will be recognized as a basis for support orders.
Representative Norton presented House Bill 322 to create a voluntary declaration of paternity process to be available during pregnancy or after birth and to be recognized as a basis for support orders without additional proceedings. "The process must include a hospital-based program," Norton said, outlining that a signed declaration files the father'''s name with…
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