Maine § 19-A §1862-2 Execution of acknowledgment of parentage

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1862-2 — Execution of acknowledgment of parentage

Maine § 19-A §1862-2

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 61MAINE PARENTAGE ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1862-2 (2026).

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1.Requirements. An acknowledgment of parentage under section 1861 must:

2.Notice. Before an acknowledgment is executed under section 1861, the woman who gave birth and the acknowledging parent must be given oral and written notice of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of and the rights and responsibilities that arise from signing the acknowledgment.

3.Acknowledgment voidable. An acknowledgment of parentage under section 1861 is voidable if it:

4.Presumed parent.

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1.
Requirements.
An acknowledgment of parentage under section 1861 must:
2.
Notice.
Before an acknowledgment is executed under section 1861, the woman who gave birth and the acknowledging parent must be given oral and written notice of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of and the rights and responsibilities that arise from signing the acknowledgment.
3.
Acknowledgment voidable.
An acknowledgment of parentage under section 1861 is voidable if it:
4.
Presumed parent.